Practical Chinese Medicine Poetry

Author: Zhang Baqi
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: This book presents medical principles in the form of rhymes, blending poetic charm with medical knowledge, making it highly memorable. It is a great innovation of the Chinese nation, worthy of inheritance and promotion. The book includes fundamental sections such as medical history, yin-yang and the five elements, zang-xiang, meridians, etiology, and diagnosis, as well as clinical sections covering internal medicine, gynecology, pediatrics, surgery, and five senses. It also includes five-character poems for commonly used traditional Chinese medicines, totaling twenty chapters. The content strives to be more comprehensive than concise and more concise than overly detailed. The book incorporates several inherited or family-preserved (prescriptions) and empirical formulas, enhancing its accessibility and the reliability of its symptomatic treatment. The entire book presents original arguments, unique perspectives, varied angles, and highlighted key points. It features three-tiered prescriptions, mutually referenced and practically applicable.