Wu Jutong's Complete Medical Works

Author: Li Liukun
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Publishing Date: 1999-08-01
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Abstract: Wu Jutong, a renowned physician during the Qing Dynasty, was named Tong and styled Peiheng. "Jutong" was his professional name, and he was from Huaiyin, Jiangsu. He was born in 1758 and died in 1836. In medicine, he not only focused on studying classic works such as the Neijing (Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon) and the Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage), absorbing the strengths of physicians, but also practiced diligently and dared to innovate. As a result, his medical reputation soared, and his achievements were outstanding. He was particularly profound in his research on warm diseases, creating the Sanjiao Differentiation Theory for Warm Diseases, and was later honored as one of the "Four Great Warm Disease Specialists of the Qing Dynasty." His major works include On Warm Diseases: A Systematic Differentiation of Three Jiao (Wenbing Tiaobian), Medical Advice for Physicians and Patients (Yiyi Bingshu), and Wu Jutong's Medical Cases.
On Warm Diseases: A Systematic Differentiation of Three Jiao is Wu's representative work on warm disease theory. It primarily follows the Sanjiao Differentiation Theory, systematically discussing the etiology, pathogenesis, transmission patterns, classification, syndromes, treatment methods, and prescriptions for various warm diseases such as wind-heat, warm-heat, warm epidemics, warm toxins, winter warmth, summer-heat, hidden summer-heat, damp-heat, and autumn dryness.
Medical Advice for Physicians and Patients was written in his later years and is a work on medical theory and discussions. Its purpose was to reform the various flaws in the medical field at the time and to supplement the discussion on internalbined diseases in On Warm Diseases: A Systematic Differentiation of Three Jiao. The book contains seventy-two main chapters and four additional ones, covering topics such as research methods, medical ethics cultivation, the etiology and pathogenesis of internal combined diseases and key differentiation and treatment points, as well as the characteristics and application patterns of medicinal substances.
Wu Jutong's Medical Cases objectively records Wu's clinical practices throughout his life. Most cases in the book not only provide complete records of the diagnostic process but also include detailed information on treatment methods, prescriptions, dosages, decoction methods, administration methods, and efficacy evaluations, fully reflecting Wu's clinical differentiation and treatment patterns, medication strategies, and outstanding results. The book is divided into four volumes.
Additionally, the article "Research on the Medical Academic Thought of Wu Jutong" provides a detailed introduction and discussion of Wu's life, writings, academic thought, and diagnostic experiences. It also includes an appendix titled "Bibliography of Papers," which comprehensively lists the titles of works by modern scholars published between 1950 and 1997 that explore Wu's academic thought, facilitating readers' reference.
This book combines the preservation of ancient texts with modern research, making it a highly academically valuable medical work suitable for clinical practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine, students of TCM institutions, and self-taught individuals in the field.