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| A probe into the academic characteristics of XU Dachun’s discussion on medicine from “Gold” |
| Hits 29 Download times 11 Received:May 10, 2026 |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1673-9043.2026.09.02 |
| Key Words
XU Dachun;Shennong Bencaojing Baizhonglu;medicinal property;medication experience |
| Author Name | Affiliation | E-mail | | QIU Chuci | School of Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China | | | WANG Lei | Center for Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine research, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China | Wangll_doc@126.com |
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| Abstract
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| The paper explores XU Dachun’s differentiation of medicinal properties from the perspective of Metal-category medicinals. Through a systematic collation of therapeutic entries in Shennong Bencaojing Baizhonglu，this study finds that XU Dachun categorized medicinal attributes such as form，colour，odour and flavour according to the five elements，on the basis of the four qi and five flavours recorded in Shennong Bencaojing. His interpretation of medicinal properties from the metal perspective stands out most notably. He generalized metal-category medicinals from four dimensions：metal-corresponding colour，metal-corresponding qi，metal-corresponding form，and metal-corresponding flavour. Combined with Lantai Guifan，this paper summarizes the clinical applications of metal-category medicinals，which cover diseases and syndromes of the lung，gastrointestinal，hepatobiliary，and heart-brain systems. XU Dachun’s approaches to differentiating medicinal properties embrace the analogy by symbolic imagery from Huangdi Neijing，the holistic concept of the unity of human and nature，and the thinking of medicinal classification by natural imagery. These approaches provide a theoretical foundation for the therapeutic effects of medicinals. |
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