经方中的龙骨不宜随意替换

Os draconis in classic prescriptions should not be arbitrarily replaced

一些学者认为龙骨为化石,不可再生,资源紧缺,且具有考古和古生物研究价值,想用其他药物代替龙骨。本文就此提出不同的意见:经方中的龙骨不宜随意替换,并通过龙骨与它的假想替代品猪骨、牛骨、磁石、牡蛎,在性味、归经、主治、疗效等方面的比较,说明龙骨与它的假想替代品之间的差异,进而论证经方中的龙骨不宜随意替换。

Some scholars assert that the os draconis is a kind of fossil and an unrenewable resource. It is scarce and valuable for archaeological and paleontological researches. They want to use other drugs to replace the os draconis. The article puts forward a different opinion that the os draconis in the classic prescriptions should not be replaced at random. Through comparing the os draconis with the imaginary substitutes of the os draconis (e.g. bone of pig, bone of ox, oyster, magnet, oyster) in the nature, channel tropism, indications and curative effect, we showed the difference between the os draconis and its imaginary substitutes, and proved that the os draconis in the classic prescriptions should not be arbitrarily replaced.