Zhang Zhongjing's Disease Studies (The Complete Collection of Zhang Zhongjing's Medicine)

Author: Cheng Ruhai Xu Zhumei
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Publishing Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book is organized around the disease names found in Zhang Zhongjing's Treatise on Cold Damage and Essentials from the Golden Cabinet. It consists of four chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the conclusions, explaining the naming of diseases, their onset and development, symptoms and syndromes, as well as differentiation of disease and syndrome, aiming to reflect Zhang Zhongjing's theoretical system of disease. Chapters 2 to 4 discuss the treatment principles for internal diseases, dermatological and surgical diseases, and gynecological diseases, covering a total of 51 diseases. For each disease, the book is divided into four parts: Overview, Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment, Supplementary Notes, and Case Selections. The Overview provides definitions, etiology and pathogenesis, and differentiation from suspected diseases. The Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment section elaborates on the key principles of syndrome differentiation, disease classification, treatment methods, formulas, and prognosis from Treatise on Cold Damage and Essentials from the Golden Cabinet, reflecting Zhang Zhongjing's academic thought system for syndrome differentiation and treatment. The Supplementary Notes gather insightful discussions from ancient medical texts to supplement the syndromes and treatment methods not covered in Zhang Zhongjing's works, enabling readers to gain a comprehensive understanding of the diseases for clinical application. The Case Selections include 1-3 cases from ancient and modern famous physicians using the theories, methods, and formulas from Treatise on Cold Damage and Essentials from the Golden Cabinet to treat the diseases, demonstrating the guiding role of the theory and the remarkable efficacy of the formulas. At the end of the main text, an Index of Disease Names and an Index of Formulas are provided for readers to easily reference and search.