More thoughts on complex prescriptions

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I had a further thought / idea on this discussion and what may be happening.

 

 

 

I feel a novice will look at a formula (or write a formula) and see each

herb as individual. They will think of a given herb quite simply, for

example, they will see a formula and think that one herb is a blood tonic,

another is a blood mover, one drains damp, another tonifies qi, or tonifies

yang, or tonifies blood, or moves qi, etc.. They might conclude that there

are 5-8 separate things that are happening in a single formula. The master

herbalist will understand not only the common thread (diagnosis), but

understand the prescription as a whole. There will be the chief herbs and

supporting herbs. Many times we forget that herbs work together to

accomplish a specific goal. Certain herbs dictate the thrust of the formula,

many times dependent on dosage. Others merely assist, i.e. guides etc.

 

 

 

There have been many times when I did not understand a formula being

written, and I could have easily assumed that the formula is all over the

place. Not until I understood how each herb was being used (maybe different

than the mainstream usage) did it start to make sense of its cohesive

structure. This is similar to masters like LDY. One might think he is doing

a million things, but my impression from his writing and commentary is that

his thinking was pretty clear. Do other have a different opinion?

 

 

 

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