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264Medicinal Treatment - FormulaCode Term Chinese Definition/Description6.2.0 Formula 方 劑6.2.1 formula 方 劑 prescription, recipe6.2.2 classical formula 經 方formulary recorded in the Han dynasty and earlier,especially referring to the formulas recorded in ZhangZhongjing’s works6.2.3 Kampo formula 漢 方 藥 medicinal formula used in Kampo medicine6.2.4principles, methods,formulas andmedicinals理 法 方 藥the four basic steps of diagnosis and treatment:determining the cause, mechanism and location ofthe disease according to the medical theories andprinciples, then deciding the treatment principle andmethod, and finally selecting a formula as well asproper medicinals6.2.5 couplet medicinals 藥 對two medicinals used in pair to increase the therapeuticeffect or reduce the toxic effect6.2.6sovereign, minister,assistant and courier君 臣 佐 使the ingredients in a formula or prescription that havedifferent roles6.2.7 sovereign medicinal 君 藥6.2.8 minister medicinal 臣 藥6.2.9 assistant medicinal 佐 藥6.2.10 courier medicinal 使 藥the ingredient that provides the principal curativeaction on the main pattern/syndrome or primarysymptomthe ingredient that helps strengthen the principalcurative actionthe ingredient that treats the combined pattern/syndrome, relieves secondary symptoms or tempersthe action of the sovereign ingredient when the latteris too potentthe ingredient that directs action to the affectedmeridian/channel or site6.2.11counteractingassistant反 佐an assistant ingredient with a property opposite to anda therapeutic effect complementary to the sovereigningredient6.2.12 major formula 大 方a formula or prescription which consists of manyingredients or large dosage of medicinals, used fortreating a serious disease with exuberant pathogensor a disease of the lower energizer