浅谈羌活与独活的区别

Discuss Differences between Notopterygium incisum and Angelica pubescens

关键词:  羌活  独活  上焦  下焦

Key words:  Notopterygium incisum  Angelica pubescens  upper heater  lower energizer

摘要:

羌活、独活的来源是否相同，在历代本草著作中说法不一。通过梳理历代本草，正本清源，并结合现代药理、临床研究，认为羌活和独活为来源完全不同的两种药物，其功用亦有着显著的区别，羌活善走上焦，独活善行下焦，分别用于治疗上、下焦诸多疾病。

Abstract:

Whether the sources of Notopterygium incisum and Angelica pubescens are the same is different in ancient herbal works.By referring to the ancient herbal works to analyze the essence of the two kinds of herbs,and the pharmacological and clinical researches,the author concludes that Notopterygium incisum and Angelica pubescens are of different origins,and their effects are significantly different,that is,Notopterygium incisum is good at the upper energizer while Angelica pubescens is adept in the lower energizer,they are used in treating numerous diseases in the upper energizer and the lower energizer respectively.