WHO InternatIOnal Standard termInOlOgIeS On tradItIOnal medIcIne

WHO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TERMINOLOGIES ON TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION 257Code Term Chinese Definition/Description6.1.28 qi and flavor 氣 味6.1.29 four qi 四 氣 ; 四 性6.1.30 five flavors 五 味the property and flavor of a medicinal that representthe main effects of that medicinalthe four basic properties of medicinals, cold, hot,warmth, and coolnessthe five tastes of medicinals, pungency, sweetness,sourness, bitterness, and saltiness, representing thebasic actions of the medicinals6.1.31upbearing,downbearing, floatingand sinking升 降 浮 沈direction of medicinal action, upward, downward,outward, and inward6.1.32 meridian entry 歸 經6.1.33 mutual reinforcement 相 須6.1.34 mutual assistance 相 使6.1.35 mutual restraint 相 畏6.1.36 mutual suppression 相 殺6.1.37 mutual inhibition 相 惡6.1.38 antagonism 相 反orientation of the medicinal action according to themeridian/channel on which the therapeutic action ismanifested, also called meridian tropismtwo medicinals with similar properties used incombination to reinforce each other’s actiontwo or more medicinals used in combination, onebeing the principal substance while the others play asubsidiary role to reinforce the action of the formertoxicity or side effects of a medicinal being counteractedby anotherproperty of a medicinal to neutralize the toxicity ofanotherproperty of a medicinal to weaken the action ofanotherantagonistic combination of two medicinals, if usedtogether, one may prevent the therapeutic effect of theother and/or there may be adverse effects6.1.39prohibitedcombination配 伍 禁 忌medicinals whose combined use is prohibited in aprescription6.1.40 eighteen antagonisms 十 八 反incompatible medicinals which, if given in combination,are believed to have serious side effects: RadixGlycyrrhizae being antagonistic to Radix EuphorbiaePekinensis, Flos Genkwa, Radix Euphorbiae Kansuiand Sargassum; Radix Aconiti being antagonistic toBulbus Fritillariae, Fructus Trichosanthis, Rhizoma