Nineteen fears: sulfur is afraid of mirabilite, mercury is afraid of arsenic, stellera chamaejasme is afraid of lithargyrum, croton is afraid of Petunia, clove is afraid of turmeric, aconite kusnezoff monkshood is afraid of rhinoceros horn, tooth nitrate is afraid of trigonal, official laurel is afraid of lithopone, and ginseng is afraid of trogopterori.
There seems to be no eighteen prohibitions ~!
The records of Compendium of Materia Medica and Jian Yao are different, but they are not as widely recognized and circulated as Eighteen Evil and Nineteen Fears.
The preface to Shen Nong's Materia Medica points out that "those who oppose evil can't be used" and "those who fear and kill each other can be used if they are toxic, but they can't be used together". Since the Song Dynasty, the relationship of "mutual fear" has also been listed as a compatibility taboo, which is confused with "mutual evil". Therefore, the concept of "nineteen fears" has different meanings from "mutual fear", one of the "seven emotions" mentioned in the section of "Compatibility".
Eighteen opposites and nineteen fears' is the opposite fear and disgust of its taste and sexual function summed up by the ancients in time, thus ensuring the safety of medication to a great extent. It has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of Chinese medicine practitioners, and it is still regarded as a taboo for clinical use by most Chinese medicine workers today. However, due to further observation and research, it has been a taboo since ancient times. Opinions vary. The author makes a preliminary analysis of this. 1. Drug control and drug control are not always drug control: take licorice as an example. According to the literature, the toxicity of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch, Euphorbia Euphorbia, Guanhua and Kansui in the soaking group was significantly higher than that in the soaking group alone, thus inhibiting the diuretic and laxative effects of the three drugs. However, the author thinks that Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch is a kind of drug that can reconcile various drugs and clear away heat and toxic materials. For some antagonistic traditional Chinese medicines, it can be reconciled. 2. Without compatibility, there is no fear: some drugs in Eighteen Anti-19 Fear are irrelevant, so there is no compatibility problem. For example, veratrum nigrum is an emetic product, and it is compatible with Ginseng for invigorating qi, Salvia miltiorrhiza for nourishing blood, Adenophora adenophora for nourishing yin and moistening dryness, Scrophularia for relieving exterior syndrome, Herba Asari and Radix Paeoniae Alba for relieving yin; Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, Fritillaria, Fructus Trichosanthis, Radix Ampelopsis, Rhizoma Bletillae, etc. Moistening the lungs, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, clearing away heat, detoxifying and stopping bleeding, and being familiar with Chinese medicine will not be irrelevant. Drug compatibility of fear. 3. Product mix that is both "anti" and "fear" when used alone: Some traditional Chinese medicines are highly toxic, and they all have anti-and fear consequences. For example, arsenic, mercury and sulfur are minerals containing arsenic and mercury. It has strong corrosiveness and cauterization. If taken orally, it will suddenly cause acute gastroenteritis, sore throat and even massive gastric bleeding. 4. From ancient times to the present, there are a large number of examples of using negative compatibility to exert miraculous effects: "eighteen evils and nineteen fears", some of which are different from practical applications, and doctors in previous dynasties have also discussed them. For example, croton in induction pills is used with Petunia; Gansui Banxia decoction is juxtaposed with licorice. Zhang Kui Tang Jian and seaweed Yuhu soup both use licorice and seaweed. Mr. Gan, a famous and old Chinese medicine practitioner, claimed to like to use seaweed and licorice to enhance the drug power and treat vocal nodules, breast fibroma and breast hyperplasia.