ABSTRACT
There is abundant processing theory in the system of traditional Chinese medicine. The deep excavation and research of that is conducive to promoting the development of science of Chinese materia medica (CMM), ensuring the quality of CMM prepared in ready-to-use forms and promoting the clinical rational use of drugs. Based on the current research status of CMM processing theory, using the representative drugs as the object, modern pharmacological research as a guide, the contents of the relevant studies of “raw and cooked different use” theory, “carbonic herbs for hemostasis” theory and theory of auxiliary material action were elaborated. The review provided reference for the further research on traditional processing theory and also provided a scientific basis for the clinical rational use of processed products of CMM.
ABSTRACT
Steaming method is a traditional processing method for Gastrodiae Rhizoma(GR). The current studies on the steaming method's mechanism of GR are mainly focused on facilitating softening slice, destroying the β-glycosidic bond enzymes to reduce the decomposition of gastrodia glycosides (killing enzyme and protecting glycosides). The researches on the processing mechanism are still incomplete, while revealing and analyzing the active components in the body's metabolic process are important channels and new models to clarify the mechanism of traditional medicine processing. In order to provides a reference for the in-depth study of the processing mechanism of GR, we have reviewed the relevant literature at home and abroad in recent years and briefly summarized the processing, composition analysis and in vivo metabolism of GR in this study.