Traditional Chinese Medicine Zang Xiang Syndrome Differentiation: Liver and Gallbladder Treatment Plans

Author: Yan Shi Yun, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: This book lays out the formation and development of traditional syndrome differentiation and treatment, summarizes various methods and their clinical significance, fully affirms its academic value while also pointing out its defects, such as being overly limited, insufficiently comprehensive, or having certain inappropriate aspects. The establishment of the Zang-Xiang differentiation system, on the other hand, is an innovation based on the inheritance of traditional syndrome differentiation and treatment. It can encompass the fundamental theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), including Yin-Yang, the Five Elements, Zang-Fu organs, Zang-Xiang, meridians, Qi, Essence, Spirit, Qi and Blood, Body Fluids, exterior-interior, cold-heat, excess-deficiency, San-Jiao, etiology, and pathogenesis, both theoretically and clinically. It also avoids many of the shortcomings and inaccuracies of traditional syndrome differentiation and treatment, thereby more fully and comprehensively reflecting the academic connotations of TCM's "holistic view," "constant motion view," and "heaven-man correspondence view."
This book selects the liver and gallbladder Zang-Xiang differentiation cases from the Zang-Xiang differentiation system as the research focus, as they are the most rich and complex. From the classic medical texts of and the vast body of literature, it carefully extracts insightful discussions, typical medical cases, and characteristic prescriptions to fully demonstrate the essence of liver and gallbladder Zang-Xiang differentiation. Key terms and profound remarks from the discussions of various medical experts are highlighted with emphasis marks to guide readers in carefully appreciating their mysteries and understanding the rationality and scientificity of the Zang-Xiang differentiation system.