从《金匮要略》中探讨甘草的使用方略

甘草气味甘平,无毒,有补脾益气、祛痰止咳、缓急止痛、清热解毒、调和诸药等诸多功用。甘草一药在《金匮要略》中使用88次,居群药之首。然不少后世医家对甘草使用却过于拘泥,不能够很好地发挥甘草的作用,由此对医圣如何使用甘草进行探析也实属必要。

Method of Application of Gancao in Synopsis of Golden Chamber

The nature and flavour of gancao is sweet and mild,which has the effect of nourishing qi to invigorate spleen,expelling phlegm to arrest coughing,easing pain,clearing away the heat-evil and expelling superficial evils,coordinating the drug actions of a prescription,and so on.Gancao appears 88 times and has the most Operating Frequency in Synopsis of Golden Chamber.However,many doctors of later generations are too careful of using gancao to make good use of it,so I think we should have the necessity to carry on the discussion regarding how to take good advantage of gancao.