thechinesemedicineTCM-中藥四氣五味英語介紹

thechinesemedicineTCM—中藥四氣五味英語介紹第1頁/共15頁ThePerformanceoftheTCM

(中藥的性能）Itcanalsocalleddrugproperties(藥性）,anditmainlyconclude“fournaturesofdrugs（四氣）”，“thefiveflavors(五味）”，“channeltropism[‘tr?upiz?m]（歸經(jīng)）”，“ascending[?’s?nd??]adj.上升的anddescending[d?'s?nd??]adj.下降的；下行的,floatingandsinking

（升降浮沉）”，“toxicity[t?k's?s?t?]（毒性）”，andetc.第2頁/共15頁fournaturesofdrugs第3頁/共15頁四氣第4頁/共15頁inclination['?nkl?'ne??n]n傾向，愛好upsanddownofyinangyang陰陽盛衰seminteriorphasechange寒熱變化第5頁/共15頁FourNaturesofDrugs（四氣）Itreferstothefourpropertiesofdrugs,thatis,cold,hot,warmandcool.Itreflectsthebody’seffectofinclination(作用傾向）oftheupsanddownsofYinandYang

（陰陽盛衰）andtheSemi-interiorphasechange(寒熱變化）afterthedrugsactingonthebody.第6頁/共15頁

Thefiveflavors第7頁/共15頁五味第8頁/共15頁TheFiveFlavors（五味）Itcontainsfivebasicherbal(adj藥草的，草本的)medicinesinaprescription（藥味）—pungent[‘p?nd??nt]（adj辛的)，sweet,sour,bitter,andsalty.ItcandividedintotwopartsYin:pungent，sweetYang：sour,bitter,andsalty

第9頁/共15頁pungent1.funtionofvolatilization[,vɑl?t?l?'ze??n]（揮發(fā)性）發(fā)散2.promotingthecirculationofQi行氣3.Invigorating[?n'v?g?re?t??]（使生氣勃勃）thecirculationofblood活血4.treatexterior[?k‘st?r??]（n.外部表面）syndrome解表suchasherbalephedra['?f?dr?]麻黃第10頁/共15頁sweet1.functionsoftonifying補益2.harmonizingofmiddlewarmer和中3.regulating（調(diào)節(jié)）herbalproperty調(diào)和藥性4.alleviatingpain緩急止痛

第11頁/共15頁sour1.hastheactionofastringing（[?‘str?nd?]vt.使……收縮；使……收斂）收斂2.inducingastringency（[?‘str?nd??nsi]

n.收斂性；嚴酷，嚴峻）固澀第12頁/共15頁bitter1.hasthefunctionofdcpriving(剝奪)theevilwetness燥濕2.discharging(下，卸)thedefecation（[def?'ke???n]n.通便)通泄大便第13頁/共15頁saltfunctionofsofteninghardnesstod