Zhao Xiwu Medical Experience

Author: Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: Mr. Zhao Xiwu is a renowned veteran TCM practitioner with over 50 years of medical experience, accumulating extensive clinical expertise. This book presents 34 topics introducing Mr. Zhao's medical experiences, primarily focusing on internal medicine, covering 27 diseases and syndromes. The book explains pathogenesis based on classical TCM texts such as Suwen (Basic Questions) from the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon, delving into details step by step with logical reasoning and ease of understanding. The treatment methods for diseases are largely based on Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) and Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essentials from the Golden Cabinet), fully reflecting Mr. Zhao's personal experience and insights. It selects typical medical cases he personally treated, providing proven treatment methods and effective formulas. The book embodies Mr. Zhao's style of using strong dosages for major illnesses, showcasing his expertise in modifying classical formulas, identifying key symptoms, and selecting powerful yet targeted medications. It serves as a reference book with concise and clear theory, closely aligned with clinical practice, offering valuable assistance for learning TCM theory and inheriting the experience of veteran TCM practitioners.