TCM formula; herbal prescription
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traditional Chinese medicine formula; herbal prescription (typically for decoction)
formalIn traditional Chinese medicine, prescriptions are often called 汤头 because they are usually prepared as decoctions (汤剂). Medical students traditionally memorize these formulas through rhyming songs known as 汤头歌诀.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
zhōng中
yī医
shú熟
jì记
shù数
bǎi百
gè个
tāng汤
tóu头
。
This veteran TCM practitioner has memorized hundreds of herbal formulas.
Zhè这
gè个
tāng汤
tóu头
chū出
zì自
《
Shāng伤
Hán寒
Lùn论
》
，
zhuān专
mén门
yòng用
yú于
zhì治
liáo疗
fēng风
hán寒
gǎn感
mào冒
。
This formula comes from the Treatise on Cold Damage and is specifically used to treat wind-cold type colds.
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Xué学
shēng生
men们
měi每
tiān天
qīng清
chén晨
dōu都
yào要
bèi背
sòng诵
tāng汤
tóu头
gē歌
jué诀
。
The students must recite the formula rhymes every morning.