Continuation of Famous Medical Cases

Author: Wei Zhixiu
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Publish Date: 2000-07-01
Features: "A Continuation of Famous Physicians' Case Studies" is a monumental work of traditional Chinese medicine case studies by Wei Zhixiu, a famous physician from the Qing Dynasty, following the "Famous Physicians' Case Studies" by Jiang Huan from the Ming Dynasty. This book collects clinical case studies from famous physicians throughout history before the early Qing Dynasty. The original book had sixty volumes, which was the preliminary draft by Wei, later revised by Wang Mengying to thirty-six volumes, covering three hundred and forty-five types of diseases and syndromes. The book includes cases such as: cold damage (Shanghan); middle cold, stroke, syncope; convulsions, dizziness, numbness, warm disease; wind-cold, summerheat, etc.