Guest guest Posted November 7, 2002 Report Share Posted November 7, 2002 Shang Han means injured by cold. Mahuang is spicy. Zhigancao is sweet. The sweet taste combined with the spicy taste produces yang. Zhong Feng means attacked by wind. Guizhi Tang employs the sweet taste of Zhigancao plus the sour taste of Baishao to produce yin, the acrid taste of Guizhi plus the sweet taste of Zhigancao to produce yang. Dr.Liu has said that Gui Zhi plus Zhi Gan Cao “activate” yang. This is not precisely to “strengthen” or “tonify” but to restore its motive force. He feels that this along with Bai Shao and Zhi Gan Cao “producing” yin takes place at the body surface. Wiseman uses the term “transform” (hua) for this. For example, in his edition of the Shang Han Lun he says that Gan Cao and Da Zao combine with Sheng Jiang “to transform yang with acridity and sweetness.” In Dui Yao the term “engendered” (as well as “transformed”) is used. Here it is stated that “…there is no direct influx of yin substance or yang qi. Rather, this engenderment of yin and yang is due to these medicinals’ indirect nutritional contribution. Hence they are not slimy nor hard to digest and do not cause accumulation. Instead, yin and yang are transformed via the transformative functions of the spleen.” Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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