在我国古代戏剧中，求医问药的情节和中草药“药方”曾频繁出现，但大多数“药方”描写的着眼点首先在于修辞而并非写实，这是一个非常有趣的现象。本文拟以《西厢记》、《赵氏孤儿》等几部著名的戏剧作品为例，对其中“药方”描写的修辞特色及功能作以简单分析，以期对当代戏 In ancient Chinese drama, the plot of seeking medical treatment and the prescription of Chinese herbal medicine have appeared frequently. However, most of the descriptions of prescriptions are mainly rhetorical rather than realistic. This is a very interesting phenomenon. Taking the famous operas such as The West Chamber and The Orphan of Zhao as examples, this article attempts to make a simple analysis of the rhetorical features and functions of “prescription”