中药引经药性理论是历代医药学家遣方用药的经验总结，与归经理论同源发展，对中药临床的合理应用起着十分重要的指导作用。近年来，诸多学者纷纷致力于引经药性理论的研究，并取得了一些实质性的进展。以溯源寻根，固本求新为理念，以引经的理论起源和现代研究为主线，对引经理论的产生、构建与应用，以及近5年的研究进展进行归纳和总结，并对其加以解析，以期为引经药的规范化使用提供有益帮助，同时为中药引经作用的进一步深入研究提供思路借鉴。

Meridian guide theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an experience summary of pharmacologists in past dynasties, which develops together with the meridian theory, and plays a pivotal role in guiding the rational clinical application. In recent years, many researchers have been devoted to the study of meridian guide theory and have obtained some substantive progress. Based on the idea of tracing origin and seeking innovation, the theoretical origin and modern research are taken as the thread, the emergence is summarized and analyzed; And the construction and application of meridian guide theory, as well as research progress in the past five years are reviewed in this paper, with a view to provide positive help for the standardized use of meridian guide medicine, and also provide reference for the further study of the effect of meridian guide medicine.

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黑龙江中医药大学优秀创新人才（领军人才）基金资助项目（2018RCL13）；黑龙江中医药大学校科研基金资助项目（2019JC02）