Medical Classics: Golden Mirror · Essential Methods for Treating Cold Damage in the Heart Method Plain Language Explanation

Author: Department of Basic Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: The Golden Mirror of Medicine was compiled by Wu Qian and others during the Qing Dynasty. It served as a textbook for studying Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the Qing era and remains an important reading material for modern learners of TCM. Especially noteworthy are the essential principles and key points of each specialty, which are concise, clear, easy to remember, and widely popular among readers. The Essentials of the Treatise on Cold Damage Heart Method summarizes the main content of theory, methods, prescriptions, and medications from the Treatise on Cold Damage, as well as some later studies related to it, in the form of rhymes. The accompanying "Notes" not only explain the meaning of the rhymes but also incorporate insights from medical scholars on the Treatise on Cold Damage. As a result, The Essentials has become a widely circulated supplementary reading material for studying the Treatise on Cold Damage since the Qing Dynasty. It holds significant reference value for learning and researching the Treatise on Cold Damage, guiding clinical practice, and laying a solid foundation in TCM. This book retains the original rhymes while adding an outline, annotations, colloquial explanations, and remarks. The outline highlights the essence, resolves difficulties and doubts, translates the rhymes, absorbs the meaning of the original annotations, and provides in-depth analysis of the rhymes in the remarks, including pathogenesis, medical principles, thought exploration, clinical significance, prescription analysis, historical applications, modern research summaries, and critiques of inappropriate statements. This ensures the systematic and comprehensive application of theory, methods, prescriptions, and medications in clinical practice. Therefore, it is not only suitable for beginners of TCM and those new to the Treatise on Cold Damage, but also highly beneficial for practicing clinicians.