Treatise on Febrile Diseases

Author: Lu Hongrong
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: Treatise on Febrile Diseases is one of the main representative works of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) febrile disease studies. It was written by Wu Tong (Jutong) of the Qing Dynasty and completed in the third year of the Jiaqing reign (1798). The book consists of six volumes. The first three volumes are the core of the book, organized into three parts (Upper, Middle, and Lower) with a total of 265 entries and 208 prescriptions. It focuses on discussing various disease patterns such as wind-heat, warm-heat, summer-heat, hidden summer-heat, damp-heat, autumn-dryness, winter-heat, warm-malaria, as well as dysentery, arthralgia, and jaundice. It elaborates on the manifestations and diagnostic and treatment methods for each disease in the three Jiao (upper, middle, and lower) levels. The book establishes a comprehensive diagnostic framework with complete theory, methods, and prescriptions, perfecting the theoretical system of febrile disease studies. It holds significant theoretical and practical value, providing substantial guidance for clinical practice. It is a must-read for those studying febrile disease studies and is hailed as the "foundation of febrile diseases." Modern TCM practitioners often refer to the Treatise on Febrile Diseases, along with the Classic of Medicine, Treatise on Cold Damage, and Essentials from the Golden Cabinet as the "Four Great Classics of TCM." This book is suitable for TCM theory and clinical practitioners, students of TCM universities, and enthusiasts of TCM for study and reference.