1Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical
University, Taichung, Taiwan
2School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University,
Taichung, Taiwan
【Summary】
The aim of the study is to reveal the sweating-promoting to release the flesh function of ge-gen through the ancient documentation. The methodology is to collect the Chinese materia medica, classical formula in order to study the proof of the declared function. The result shows that ge-gen is mainly used to cure wastingthirst, fever, vomiting, impediment disease in summer, which means the diseases were all under spleen-stomach weakness. It is just as Chin Jing-Ming stated : “spleen impediment is flesh impediment.” Ge-gen is not like other pungent-warm exterior-releasing medicinal with the function of sweating-promoting to release the flesh. The conclusions shows there is no direct relationship between ge-gen and cold with external contraction. The function of ge-gen is not sweating-promoting to release the flesh in greater yang exterior pattern. This study can benefit the research, development, and clinical use through verify of the function of ge-gen in ancient documentation.
Keywords: Ge-gen, Release the Flesh, Sweating, Chinese materia medica, Classical formula, Nature of medicinal