雷公炮炙论
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雷公炮炙论
📅 宋👤 Lei Xiao
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Original (Classical Chinese)
炮制不明，药性乃失。
Pinyin
Páo zhì bù míng, yào xìng nǎi shī.
English Translation
In preparing medicinals one must discern their natures and flavors and judge their processing — frying, toasting, calcining or steaming — to remove toxicity and enhance potency before they may be used as medicine.
📝 Commentary
The Lei Gong Pao Zhi Lun, attributed to Lei Xiao, is China's first monograph on medicinal processing. This summarizes its essentials: discern nature and flavor, judge the processing, remove toxicity and enhance potency.