Analysis on Lingnan Characteristic Processing of Traditional Chinese Medicine / 中国实验方剂学杂志

ABSTRACT

Lingnan region is located in the southernmost part of China. Under the influence of its unique regional conditions, climate environment, humanistic concepts and other factors, Lingnan region has formed its unique processing methods and characteristic varieties of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) decoction pieces. Through literature searching, the formation of Lingnan characteristic processing of TCM was expounded from the aspects of Lingnan climate, physical characteristics of Lingnan people and pharmaceutical characteristics of Lingnan medicine, etc. By comparing the similarities and differences of processing technologies between the all edition of Guangdong processing specifications and the 2015 edition of China Pharmacopoeia, characteristic varieties of Lingnan TCM decoction pieces were excavated and sorted out, which were prepared by steaming, wine steaming, salt steaming, vinegar steaming and other methods. TCM preparation of Lingnan region has distinctive local characteristics and profound cultural deposits, to sort out these TCM preparation is conducive to the inheritance, development and innovation of Lingnan characteristic processing, and at the same time, it can provide basis for the clinical service of TCM and the development of clinical new drugs of TCM.