title: [A theory on Chinese drugs and their system structure].
abstract: Chinese drugs constitute a unique medicinal system that features the following three subsystems: subsystem of medicinal substances consisting of traditional theories such as "four properties and five tastes of drugs" and "the principal, adjuvant, auxiliary and conduct ingredients in a prescription' , etc; subsystem of pharmacological actions comprising the theory of "ascending, descending, floating and sinking", etc; Subsystem of human body's functions incorporating the theory of "drugs to act on the channels". In this paper a discussion has been held on the above three-element structure of traditional Chinese drugs.
authors.forename: Y G
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D010598:Pharmacognosy
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal