桂枝汤方义与"啜热稀粥"作用OA

The original meaning of the statement that"Food enters the stomach and can nourish yang qi in the body"from Huangdi's Internal Classic implies that when grains and water enter the human body,they are transformed into the necessary nutrients.On one hand,they nourish the internal organs,and on the other hand,they are transported to the body surface,limbs,and skeleton,etc.circulat-ing throughout the body,enabling each part of the body to function normally."Nutrient qi is the essence of grains and water,"and"De-fense qi is the swift qi of grains and water,"both of which are transformed from grains and water,and circulate between the skin and striae.When the nutrient and defense qi are transformed into body fluids and dispersed on the body surface,sweat is formed externally,which is the connotation of"sweat originating from grains."The alternate name for Cinnamon Twig Decoction is Yangdan Decoction.Its function is not merely to dispel pathogenic factors but fundamentally to"assist yang to reach the surface,"ensuring that the nutrient and defense qi on the body surface are abundant,promoting sweat production,and expelling pathogenic factors.Therefore,the addition of warm thin porridge aims to promote the growth of nutrient and defense qi,ensuring the source of sweat production,thus achieving the effect of"assisting the efficacy of the medicines."