Analysis of Zhang Zhongjing's Formulas

Author: Feng Shilun
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Carefully reading this book will enable you to easily grasp the essence of the "Shanghan Zabing Lun" by Zhang Zhongjing, a renowned Han Dynasty physician, making it a shortcut for learning Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The "Shanghan Zabing Lun" represents a unique theory system of herbal formulas in TCM, and Zhang Zhongjing was an outstanding inheritor of this tradition. This book serves as a guide to understanding the "Shanghan Zabing Lun," a guide to learning and applying herbal formulas, and a teaching and self-study reference. The first part briefly outlines the theory of herbal formulas and its academic perspectives, summarizing the content of the Six Channels differentiation, Eight Principles differentiation, and pulse diagnosis of herbal formulas. The second part introduces 257 decoctions from 27 categories of formula syndromes. Each decoction is discussed in terms of its composition, usage, formula explanation, Zhang Zhongjing's commentary, clinical reflections, differentiation key points, and case studies.