药对研究(Ⅰ)——药对的形成与发展

Research on Chinese medicine pairs(Ⅰ)—— their formation and development

药对是中医临床遣药组方常用的配伍形式,是历代医药学家长期医疗实践的经验总结,组成简单却具备中药配伍的基本特征,经过临床应用并被证明行之有效、有一定理论依据和一定组合法度的2味相对固定药物的配对,通过这样的配伍组合,从而发挥协同增效或配伍减毒等作用。药对是单味中药与若干方剂之间的桥梁,是许多方剂隐含的规律性特征与辨证施治内涵体现。该文分析并总结了药对的基本特征、发展历程与研究意义,以期引领药对配伍理论的现代基础与应用研究。

Chinese medicine pair （CMP） was frequently applied in traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） clinic, and its significance was shown in long-term clinical practices and many accumulated experiences. It is the unique combination of two relatively fixed Chinese medicines in TCM clinic with the basic feature and principle of TCM compatibility, is the most fundamental and the simplest form of TCM formulae with certain theory basis and combi, natory reason, which is proven effective. And the unique combination is frequently used for achieving mutual reinforcement or detoxication. CMP is an intermediate point between single herb and many TCM formulae, reflecting the regularity of TCM formulae compatibility and connotation of differential treatment. This paper analyzed and summarized the basic characteristics, development process and research significance of CMP, which aims to lead the modem basic and applied research on compatibility theory of CMP.