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Author: Xia Xiaokai
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: I have always advocated for the development of specialized medicine in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). A good clinician must be both broad and specialized. "Broad" refers to having a wide knowledge base, while "specialized" refers to having profound academic expertise or exquisite treatment techniques in a specific field. For example: successfully treating a disease, writing a book, leading a promising research project, or developing an empirically proven formula – none of these can be achieved overnight. Without a solid foundation in medicine, it is difficult to achieve success; without dedicated pursuit, continuous understanding, and verification, it is also difficult to reach the goal. In a sense: specialization is the accumulation of breadth, and breadth is the integration of specialization. Like gathering silk threads into cotton, our cause will flourish; like water dripping through stone, TCM will achieve in-depth development and continuous progress. The organization and research of specialized diseases and corresponding formulas are one of the main components of specialized medicine development in TCM. Ancient medical books often listed numerous diseases and categories, valuing breadth over precision; they were extensive but disorganized; their discussions were verbose yet incomplete in application, and their formulas were abundant yet insufficient in decisiveness, appearing mysterious and awe-inspiring. Today's formulas, though specific to certain diseases and targeting the root cause of illness, are effective and consistently proven, yet they are often scattered across various medical journals or collections of clinical experiences. It is rare to find specialized books focused on a single disease, compiling multiple formulas as a unified work. Recently, a stack of proof copies of the "Thousand Effective and Proven Formulas" series, edited by a team of experts led by Tan Tonglai and Zhou Desheng, has piled up on my desk. These 12 volumes focus on specialized diseases and corresponding formulas. Upon careful study, I was impressed. The series includes both ancient time-honored formulas and modern innovative ones, with rigorous selection, extensive coverage, concise annotations, and a novel format. It presents multiple formulas for a single disease and different treatments for the same disease, like observing a palm-sized snail or listing mountains in a row of eyebrows, completely transforming the shortcomings of ancient medical texts. It is a high-quality reference book for specialized medicine, and I am happy to recommend it to clinicians, patients' families, and TCM enthusiasts. May the "Thousand Effective and Proven Formulas" benefit thousands of families.