张志远临证运用甘草经验

ZHANG Zhiyuan′s Experience in Using Gancao(Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae)

张志远教授善用经方调治疾病,对经方中常用药物甘草的制备、功效及应用有独到的见解。提出《伤寒杂病论》中的炙甘草应为水炙甘草,而不是现今的蜜炙甘草。甘草不仅可作为使药,助臣药发挥作用,亦可调和诸药、扶正祛邪,在方中也能占据重要地位,常取其清热解毒、养心复脉、甘温缓急的功效,广泛应用在各类疾病中,但应用亦须有度。

Professor ZHANG Zhiyuan is experienced in treating diseases with the classical formulas,and has unique insights of the commonly used herb Gancao(Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae)about its preparation and effects.He advocates that the prepared Gancao in Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases(《伤寒杂病论》)is water-fried rather than the current honey-fried.Gancao can be used as an envoy medicinal to facilitate the function of the deputy medicinal,and can also be used to harmonize the actions of all medicinals in a formula and to reinforce healthy qi and dispel pathogen.As an important herb in the formula,Gancao is often used to clear heat and resolve toxins,nourish the heart and recover the pulse,and relieve fever with sweet-warm natures and flavors.It could be used for treating various diseases,however,the use should be appropriate.