經方
See also: 经方
Chinese
classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture | square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just | ||
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trad. (經方) | 經 | 方 | |
simp. (经方) | 经 | 方 |
Pronunciation
Noun
經方
- Chinese classic medicinal prescriptions or preparations that have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for hundreds or thousands of years. Prescriptions consist of formulas of medicinal materials (藥材/药材 (yàocái)) such as herbs, minerals or other materials.
See also
- 藥/药 (yào, “medicine”)
- 中醫/中医 (zhōngyī, “traditional Chinese medicone”)
- 方劑學/方剂学 (fāngjìxué)
References
經方 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh - Zuo, Yanfu; Zhu Zhongbao, Huang Yuezhong, Tao Jinweng, Li Zhaoguo (2002) Science of Prescriptions, Shanghai, China: Publishing House of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, →ISBN
- State Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PRC (2005) Pharmacopoeia of The People's Republic of China (Volume I), Chemical Industry Press, →ISBN