Expression of pungent-taste herbs and their applications in clinical compatibility / 中草药

ABSTRACT

In this article, authors summarized the connotation of traditional Chinese medicine on the five tastes, analyzed the source of pungent-taste herbs, and reviewed the relationship of pungent-taste and nature of the herbs. Using bionic technology of electronic tongue and electronic nose together with chemical separation method, the investigation idea to express the sense of taste-smell and separation characterization of pungent-taste herbs was put forward. At last, we discussed the theory of the pungent herbs on the application in clinical compatibility