Essentials of External Surgery in the Golden Mirror of Medicine: Plain Language Explanation

Author: Zhejiang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: The Golden Mirror of Medicine was compiled by Wu Qian and others during the Qing Dynasty. It served as a textbook for studying traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in the Qing era and remains an important reading material for modern TCM learners. Especially notable are the essential principles and key points for each medical specialty, which are concise, easy to grasp, memorable, and widely popular among readers. The Essential Principles of External Medicine is a part of this work, primarily discussing clinical diagnosis and treatment knowledge in major external medicine of TCM. It includes the song of the twelve meridians, pulse diagnosis for external medicine, differentiation and treatment principles for abscesses and carbuncles, treatment methods for external diseases in various parts of the body, commonly used formulas and herbs in external medicine, and pediatric external diseases. The content is rich and highly practical. This colloquial interpretation mainly provides sentence-by-sentence translation of the original text, with appropriate annotations for difficult terminology. It also includes pathogenesis analysis, medical theory explanations, clinical significance discussions, and formula analysis for key prescriptions in the book, along with clinical application introductions, all aimed at helping readers understand and apply the content. This book is widely suitable for reference by beginners in TCM and grassroots clinical practitioners.