Experimental Research of Yin-Yang Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine(I)—Effect of Mankshood,Bark of Chinese Cassia Tree and Liu Wei Di Huang Fang on Arterial Pressure in Experimental Hypertensive Rats
The use of drugs of Yang and Yin nature to determine whether an experimental hypertensive rat belongs to Yang or Yin deficiency is an accepled method in Yin-Yang research.Theoretically,the Yang-invigorating drugs should be able to restore Yang deficiency and bring the blood pressure down.However they might deteriorate cases with Yin deficiency and elevate their blood pressure.Drugs of Yin nature should have the opposite action.This paper studied the influence of mankshood(root).bark of Chinese cassia tree a...