Zhao Xiwu Medical Experience (Modern Famous Old TCM Classics Reprint Series)

Author: Compiled by Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: Mr. Zhao Xiwu is a renowned old Chinese medicine practitioner with over 50 years of medical experience, accumulating extensive clinical expertise. This book introduces Mr. Zhao's medical experiences through 34 topics, primarily focusing on internal medicine, covering 27 diseases and syndromes. The book explains pathogenesis based on classical Chinese medical texts such as Suwen (Basic Questions) from the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon, providing a step-by-step, evidence-based, and easy-to-understand approach. In terms of diagnosis and treatment, it largely references Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) and Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essentials from the Golden Cabinet), fully reflecting Mr. Zhao's personal experiences and insights. It also selects typical medical cases he personally treated, offering proven treatment methods and effective formulas. The book embodies Mr. Zhao's style of using strong dosages for serious illnesses, showcasing his expertise in modifying classical formulas, identifying key symptoms, and selecting powerful, highly effective medications. It serves as a reference book with concise and clear theory, closely aligned with clinical practice, providing valuable assistance for those studying Chinese medical theory and inheriting the experiences of old Chinese medicine practitioners.