中药的命名,有它一定的意义,归纳起来,大致可有以下几方面:绎因性能而命名:某些药物是根据其性能的特点而命名的,如防风能治诸风,益母草能治疗妇产科疾病,决明子功能明目,续断能续筋骨等。绎因气味而命名:有的药物,固有特殊的气味,所以就根据其气味的特点而命名。如麝香、丁香、茴香之香,甘草之甘,苦参之苦,以及 The nomenclature of traditional Chinese medicine, it has some significance, summed up, can be broadly the following: interpretation of the performance due to the name: Some drugs are based on the characteristics of its performance and named, such as the wind can cure the wind, Motherwort can treat women Obstetric disease, cassia function eyesight, continued to continue bones and muscles. Due to the smell of the name: Some drugs, inherent special smell, so it is based on the characteristics of its smell named. Such as musk, cloves, fennel incense, licorice Gan, Sophora bitter as well