药方

• 拼音: yào fāng
• 汉字拆解: 药 = 艹 (plant) + 约 (bind/constrain — herb that constrains disease); 方 = 一 + 丶 + 刀 + 丿 (originally a squared writing tablet — a written directive or formula)

含义

Prescription; a written formula specifying medicinal ingredients and dosages, especially in traditional Chinese medicine.

In TCM contexts, 药方 refers to a handwritten or printed prescription detailing herbs, quantities, and preparation methods. Figuratively used for any formula or recipe for solving a problem. Distinct from 处方 (modern clinical prescription) though overlapping in general usage.

例句

1. 老中医仔细把脉之后，提笔写下一张药方，嘱咐病人务必按方抓药，不可随意增减剂量。
2. 这张祖传药方据说能治多种慢性病，但现代医学认为其中部分成分尚缺乏充分的临床验证。
3. 经济学家们为这个深陷债务危机的国家开出了一张包含财政紧缩与结构性改革的药方，但各方对其代价与可行性争议不断。

用法指南

语境: traditional medicine, healthcare, metaphor, policy

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这位名老中医行医五十余年，积累了大量经临床反复验证、疗效确切的经典药方，其中数张已由医学院整理出版，成为后学研习的重要参考资料。(This renowned senior TCM physician has practised medicine for over fifty years, accumulating a large number of classic prescriptions that have been repeatedly verified in clinical practice with definite efficacy; several of them have been compiled and published by a medical college, serving as important reference materials for students.)
• 国际货币基金组织为这国开出减赤和国企改革的药方，但政府仍有保留。(The International Monetary Fund prescribed a plan of cutting the deficit and reforming state-owned enterprises for this country, but the government still had reservations.)

错误说法

• 去医院拿药方 — in modern hospital settings say 去医院开处方 or 去取处方; 药方 in clinical hospital contexts sounds archaic; reserve 药方 for TCM or figurative usage

起源与历史

药 (medicine — 艹 plant + 约 bind; herb constraining illness) + 方 (formula/direction — originally a squared tablet; a written directive)

文化背景

时代: Classical/Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal