试论中药五味的实质

本文通过分析五味的产生、发展及五味口尝与推论之间的关系,认为中药的五味包含有口尝与推论两种含义;五味的实质是二者之间抽象与具体、包含与被包含的密切的内在联系。本文还对如何认识和研究五味提出了一些看法。

Discussion on the Essence of five Flavours of Chinese Materia Medica

This paper studied the origin and development of five flavours and the relationship between taste and inference. From the results it is considered that the five flavours of Chinese materia medica contain both meanings of taste and inference; the essence of five flavours is the close internal relationship between taste and inference, abstract and concrete, including and being included. In addition, some suggestions are put forward for recognizing and studying the five flavours.