复方的配伍规律是中药方剂理论的核心问题,也是国家自然科学基金近年连续资助的重点方向之一。本文从复方中特定的两味药的配伍形式——药对出发,阐述药对的概念、特点及其在复方配伍规律研究中的作用、优势和意义。作者认为:药对配伍的研究是复方配伍规律研究的基础和重要切入点之一。

The rules for the compatibility of compound prescriptions is the essence of the theory of prescriptions in traditional Chinese medicine and also one of the priority areas that have been financed by the National Natural Science Foundation of China in recent years. Starting from the compatibility of two specific medicinal herbs - pair - herb in compound prescriptions of Chinese medicine' this article expounds the conceptions and characteristics of pair - medicinal - herb as well as the functions, advantages and significance of it in the study on the rules for the compatibility of compound prescriptions of Chinese medicines. The authors of the article hold that the study of the compatibility of pair - herbs constitutes the foundation and a cut - in point in the study of the compatibility of compound prescriptions.

国家自然科技基金资助项目(39970887);;国家自然基金委重大研究计划“中医药学几个关键科学问题的现代研究”(90209040)