2017年 · 第47卷第04期

Coptis detoxification decoction is a commonly used clinical prescription, which is mainly used to treat the syndrome of excess heat and fire toxicity in the triple burner. It is generally believed that it originated from "Elbow Reserve Emergency Prescription", and the prescription name "Huanglian Jiedu Decoction" is found in Wang Tao's "Waitai Secret Prescription" quoted from "Cui's Prescription". After investigation, this is not the case.

In the long river of human history, the special position of hallucinogens is not only profoundly reflected in culture and art, but also has a unique influence in early religious activities. Humans have used hallucinogenic plants for thousands of years, but little is known about the active ingredients of hallucinogenic plants. Until 1897, German chemist Arthur Heffter (1860-1925) isolated the world's first hallucinogen, "mescaline"^[1]It started the era of scientific research on hallucinogens. The author describes and analyzes the historical process of discovering and successfully isolating mescaline from cactus, in order to provide valuable historical reference for the research of hallucinogens.

Published in March, 2016, "Tan Yunxian's" Miscellaneous Words of Female Doctors "Commentary, Translation and Interpretation" is not large in length, with only 170,000 words in the whole book, but "the mountain is not high, but there is a spirit if there is a fairy". It is a very vivid, wonderful and impressive book after reading.