title: [Adjunctive drug and its usage in prescription].
abstract: The relationship between adjunctive drug (AD) and other drugs in a compound prescription and the actions of AD are very complex. From historical view, it showed the adjunctive action of AD was only be recognized with emphasis on its action as corrigent and effect on complications. In modern medicine, the actions of AD were reduced to 3 aspects: the assistant action, the restrained action and the corrigent action, with new contents added in each aspect on the basis of the ancient understanding. The authors hold that to master the various actions of AD and its relationship with other drugs in the prescription would be helpful in choosing them accurately and scientifically, thus to contribute the treatment in accordance with disease.
authors.affiliation: Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang.
authors.forename: Xin-xin
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Mao-xin
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D004338:Drug Combinations; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004357:Drug Synergism; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000266:history
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal