New Commentary on the Treatise on Cold Damage

Author: Yao Tingzhou
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: Shanghan Lun is the main part of Shanghan Zabing Lun, written by Zhang Zhongjing during the Han Dynasty, and has been a must-read for traditional Chinese medicine practitioners through the ages. However, due to its ancient origins and varying manuscript versions, it is compiled for easier study under the title Xin Xin Shanghan Lun Jiaozhu. This book consists of nine volumes: Volume 1 covers the Shanghan Examples, while Volumes 2 to 7 discuss the pulse and symptom treatments for Taiyang disease, Yangming disease, Shaoyang disease, Taiyin disease, Shaoyin disease, Jueyin disease, and related conditions. Volume 8 addresses the pulse and symptom treatments for diseases such as (cholera), vomiting and diarrhea, convulsions, yin-yang exchange, and post-recovery fatigue. Volume 9 covers the pulse and symptom treatments for warm disease, summer heat disease, heat disease, damp disease, and dryness injury disease. From Volume 2 to Volume 9, each article is followed by a summary and detailed annotations, with some supplemented by comments. At the end of the book, there is a postscript and the compilers' important insights, which are helpful for learners. The book is rich in content and collects the essence of both ancient and modern knowledge, correcting and rectifying some errors and misconceptions in past understandings. It serves as a guide to dispel falsehoods and illuminate the way, holding significant academic value. It is a major contribution to the field of Shanghan Lun studies and truly the best version for those studying it.