CAJ | 학술논문

“肾苦燥，急食辛以润之”出自《素问·脏气法时论篇》。“肾燥”，是肾阳虚蒸腾气化失常，津液不得布散、运行不畅所致的病理状态。辛味（药物等）可以通达气机，宣发腠理，布津敷液，以治气机运行不畅、津液输布障碍之“燥”。
“신고조，급식신이윤지”출자《소문·장기법시론편》。“신조”，시신양허증등기화실상，진액불득포산、운행불창소치적병리상태。신미（약물등）가이통체기궤，선발주리，포진부액，이치기궤운행불창、진액수포장애지“조”。
“The kidney tends to suffer from dryness,which can be moistened by pungent flavor”comes from Discussion on the Association of the Visceral Qi with the Four Seasons of Plain Questions.In the au-thor’s view,“the dryness of kidney”is the pathological condition which is caused by the deficiency of kidney yang,failing in transformation of qi,so the fluid in the body cannot be generated and transported normally.The pungent flavor can contribute to the running of qi and opening the barrier of the skin,so that it can scatter enough water to moisten the dryness due to poor running of qi and body fluid natural transportation obstacle.