Sovereign, Minister, Assistant, Courier
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The principle of Sovereign, Minister, Assistant, and Courier is a prescription principle in traditional Chinese medicine proposed in the Huangdi Neijing. It is a high-level summary of the rules of prescription medication, derived from the medication methods and primary-secondary compatibility relationships of numerous formulas, serving as a universally applicable prescription guide.
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The principle of Sovereign, Minister, Assistant, and Courier is a prescription principle in traditional Chinese medicine proposed in the Huangdi Neijing. It is a high-level summary of the rules of prescription medication, derived from the medication methods and primary-secondary compatibility relationships of numerous formulas, serving as a universally applicable prescription guide.
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The principle of Sovereign, Minister, Assistant, and Courier is the structural framework of formula compatibility: the sovereign drug targets the main disease, the minister drug assists the sovereign, the assistant drug moderates or counteracts, and the courier drug guides and harmonizes.
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