TCM Treatment Methods and Formulas - (4th Edition)

Author: Chen Chaozu
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Publishing Date: 2003-10-01
Features: This book is a specialized monograph on the relationship between pathogenesis, treatment methods, and prescriptions, integrating theory, method, prescription, and medicine into a unified whole. Since its first publication by our press, the book has gone through over 20 years and has a total print run of over 400,000 copies,, becoming a reference book for generations of traditional Chinese medicine scholars. With the deepening of research, the author felt the need to explore pathogenesis and treatment methods, taking established prescriptions as examples, and adding discussions on the pathogenesis and treatment methods of the five senses and seven orifices, resulting in the fourth edition of "Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment Methods and Prescriptions." This edition ensures that theory, method, prescription, and medicine are seamlessly connected, forming a model of treating different diseases with the same method and integrating it with the differential diagnostic systems of various clinical disciplines. The book is divided into two parts. The upper part consists of three chapters, discussing the relevant knowledge of pathogenesis, treatment methods, and prescriptions, revealing their commonalities and internal connections. The lower part is organized around the five zang organs, forming two major systems, with each system presented as a chapter, plus discussions on diseases affecting two organs, totaling six chapters. Each chapter is further divided into sections based on physiological functions and their related structures. The titles of these sections the pathogenesis and treatment methods to highlight the role of pathogenesis. The prescriptions in the book are explained in accordance with the process of analyzing the evidence, establishing the theory, and formulating the prescription, emphasizing the connection between theory, method, prescription, and medicine. The book discusses 148 pathogenesis entries, 148 treatment method entries, and 812 prescriptions, all of which are more numerous than in the third edition, providing a comprehensive overview of the pathogenesis, treatment methods, and prescription usage that occur when a physiological function of a single organ is affected. The book presents original arguments, is well-organized, detailed in theory and method, practical in prescriptions, and includes illustrative cases. If scholars can study it with dedication and deeply understand each aspect, they can achieve the ability to analyze the evidence based on theory, formulate treatment methods based on theory, prescribe according to the method, and select medications based on the evidence, thereby effectively addressing complex conditions. The book is widely applicable to clinical practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine at all levels, teachers, and students.