1、the chinese medicine,The Performance of the TCM(中藥的性能）,It can also called drug properties(藥性）, and it mainly conclude “four natures of drugs（四氣）”，“the five flavors(五味）”，“channel tropism trupizm （歸經(jīng)）”，“ascending snd adj. 上升的 and descending dsnd adj. 下降的；下行的, floating and sinking （升降浮沉）”，“toxicity tks

2、st（毒性）”，and etc.,four natures of drugs,四氣,inclination nklnen n 傾向，愛好,ups and down of yin ang yang 陰陽盛衰,seminterior phase change 寒熱變化,Four Natures of Drugs（四氣）,It refers to the four properties of drugs, that is, cold, hot ,warm and cool. It reflects the bodys effect of inclination(作用傾向）of the ups and

3、 downs of Yin and Yang （陰陽盛衰）and the Semi-interior phase change(寒熱變化）after the drugs acting on the body.,The five flavors,五味,The Five Flavors（五味）,It contains five basic herbal(adj 藥草的，草本的) medicines in a prescription（藥味）pungent pndnt（adj 辛的 )，sweet, sour, bitter, and salty . It can divided into two

4、parts,Yin : pungent， sweet,Yang： sour, bitter, and salty,pungent,1.funtion of volatilization ,vltlzen （揮發(fā)性） 發(fā)散 2.promoting the circulation of Qi 行氣 3.Invigorating nvgret （使 生氣勃勃 ）the circulation of blood 活血 4.treat exterior kstr （ n.外部 表面） syndrome 解表 such as herbal ephedra fdr 麻黃,sweet,1.functions

5、of tonifying 補益 2.harmonizing of middle warmer 和中 3.regulating （調(diào)節(jié)）herbal property 調(diào)和藥性 4.alleviating pain 緩急止痛,sour,1.has the action of astringing （strnd vt. 使收縮；使收斂 ） 收斂 2.inducing astringency （strndnsi n. 收斂性；嚴(yán)酷，嚴(yán)峻） 固澀,bitter,1.has the function of dcpriving( 剝奪) the evil wetness 燥濕 2.discharging ( 下，卸) the defecation （defken n.通便) 通泄大便,salt,function o