Experience of Warm Disease Specialists in Treating Epidemic Diseases: Exploring the Feasibility of TCM in Treating SARS

Author: Xiao Linrong
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: Throughout thousands of years of medical practice, the Chinese nation has overcome numerous outbreaks of "warm epidemics" and accumulated rich clinical diagnostic and treatment experience. Particularly during the Ming and Qing dynasties, the establishment and refinement of the theoretical and clinical treatment systems of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the field of "warm disease" elevated the ability of TCM to combat "warm epidemics" to a new peak. In this regard, this book is based on the principle of "making use of the past for the present," introducing the academic thoughts, diagnostic methods, and epidemic-fighting experiences of "warm disease" scholars from the Ming and Qing dynasties in a scientific, accessible, and popular manner. It aims to provide valuable references for the nation's united efforts in combating SARS today.