[A discussion on the reason of differences between property and flavor of Chinese Materia Medica of ancient and modern times].
The property and flavor (four properties of cold, hot, warm, cool and five flavors of spicy, sweet, bitter, sour, salty) which marked the function and efficacy of Chinese Materia Medica had different records in TCM ancient literature, even being completely opposite. By analyzing the reason, it mainly involves such aspects as different properties of soil and water, different harvesting seasons, incorrect nomenclature not corresponding to reality, different angles, double properties and flavors, former mistakes and latter corrections, different processing methods etc.
Zhang
Xiao-Xia
XX
The institute for the medical literature of Shandong Traditional Chinese Medicine University, Jinan 250014, China.
Wang
Zhen-Guo
ZG
D002681:China; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D008419:Materia Medica; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D013649:Taste; D013696:Temperature
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D008419:Materia Medica