Selected Verses from the Golden Cabinet Essentials (Essential Chinese Medicine Series)

Author: Qiao Mo, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The Essentials of the Golden Cabinet is one of the four classic works of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It is the earliest surviving TCM (monograph) dedicated to the treatment of miscellaneous diseases in China. Building upon the theory of zang-fu organs and meridians proposed in the book, it presents a unique diagnostic and therapeutic system that combines disease differentiation with syndrome differentiation for miscellaneous diseases. This system has laid the foundation for disease diagnosis and treatment in various clinical departments of TCM. Because The Essentials of the Golden Cabinet has long been regarded as a mandatory course for learning TCM, this book was compiled with the principle of "facilitating learning, serving clinical practice, extracting the essence, and being concise and to the point." The order of the articles was categorized, adopting a method centered on diseases as the framework and syndromes as the goal. The book explains etiology, pathogenesis, main symptoms, treatment principles, and prescriptions, and provides a summary in tabular form at the end of each section to make the content clear at a glance. Therefore, this book serves as an excellent guide and companion for college students majoring in TCM or integrated Chinese and Western medicine, self-taught examinees of TCM, and practicing TCM professionals seeking to study and improve their skills.