General introduction学生用书(新整).docVIP

General introduction（总论） I Properties and Actions of Chinese Medicinal Herbs(药性) The theories of properties of Chinese medicinal herbs are mainly summarized as the four natures and five flavors, floating and sinking, meridian tropism, and toxicity, etc.. 1. 1 Four natures and five flavors Four natures and five flavors are also known as the properties and tastes of Chinese medicinal herbs. 1. 1. 1 Four natures Four properties of Chinese medicinal herbs, cold, hot, warm and cool, are also called the four natures or four xing in TCM. Cold-cool and warm-hot are two completely different categori