[An interpretation of drug Fei Lian() in the
Prescription for Nurturing Vitality and the culture connotation of Fei Lian()].
ZHONGHUA YI SHI ZA ZHI (BEIJING, CHINA : 1980) 2020;
50:54-57. [PMID:
32564538 DOI:
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0255-7053.2020.01.009]
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Abstract
The drug Fei Lian() in the unearthed medical book the Prescription for Nurturing Vitality () has been interpreted as Fei Lian(, an insect medicine) in Shennong Bencao Jing(, Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica). This article interprets it as herbal medicine Fei Lian(), not insect medicine Fei Lian() in Shennong Bencao Jing, based on the mutual evidence of unearthed documents and handed down documents, also the methods of phonology and exegesis. The word "Fei Lian" has rich cultural connotations, its etymology is related to "wind" , its semantics has the meaning of "light and fast speed" . It is used as the name of related totem image, legendary figures, historical figures, medicines, architecture and so on.
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