Abstract
Through analyzing the frequencies of medicinal herb combinations in the prescriptions of "wenrejingwei(溫熱經緯)", we could understand the characteristics of prescription composition and author's medical thoughts. So we conducted this study that analyze combination of 187 medicinal herbs in 113 prescriptions, and found meaningful combinations of 273. Among these, the most meaningful combinations are the one of 7 herbs, Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fischer, Zingiber Rhizoma, Ziziphus jujube Mille, Pinellia ternata Breitenbach, Panax ginseng C.A.Meyer, Cyprinus carpio, Coptis chineis Franch. These are the same medicinal herbs which consist of Banhasasim-tang(banxiaxiexin-tang). It means these combinations are effective in stuffiness caused by stomach deficiency. In conclusion, prescriptions of "wenrejingwei(溫熱經緯)" involve herbs mostly used to treat stuffiness caused by stomach deficiency, and this is the author's important one of medical view points.