Meridian Tropism
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Drugs have special affinity for certain viscera and meridians of the human body. For example, Chaihu (Bupleurum) enters the Liver and Gallbladder meridians, and Mahuang (Ephedra) enters the Lung and Bladder meridians.
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Routing Table. Drugs are not evenly distributed in the body. Through the theory of meridian tropism, you can precisely target the action. Want to treat headache? Choose a drug that enters the Liver meridian (if the pain is at the vertex), or a drug that enters the Bladder meridian (if the pain is at the back of the head).
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Meridian tropism describes the selective tendency of a drug to act on specific viscera and meridians, indicating that the drug's effect has a relatively fixed targeting pathway in the body. It is based on the traditional understanding of the affinity between the drug's nature, flavor, and texture and the human body's meridians, explaining why drugs with similar effects act on different sites.
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