Best Prescriptions of TCM in the 20th Century: Volume of Small Formulas

Author: Editorial Committee of This Book
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Publishing Date: 2002-10-01
Features: To help readers fully read and understand the content of this book, the series is organized into 14 volumes based on the classification of traditional Chinese medicine clinical disciplines. Each volume is a standalone book, with a preface to the series and an introduction to the volume at the beginning of each volume. During the writing process, emphasis is placed on literature and practicality. The basic principles are followed in each sub-volume, with common, frequently occurring, and difficult diseases as the main headings of each chapter, and the selected best prescriptions as the detailed items of each section. Each best prescription is described in the following aspects:
1. Prescription composition;
2. Effects of the prescription;
3. Diagnostic characteristics;
4. Preparation and usage methods;
5. Scope of treatment;
6. Modifications and applications;
7. Mechanism of prescription formulation;
8. Clinical efficacy;
9. Precautions;
10. Explanation of the prescription;
11. Source of the prescription.
In this format, "Mechanism of prescription formulation" and "Preparation and usage methods" (along with "Explanation of the prescription" and "Related prescriptions") are important features of the series. The purpose of "Mechanism of prescription formulation" is to enable readers to understand and master the properties, meridian tropism, and principles of prescription formulation. The intention of "Preparation and usage methods" is to help readers grasp the essence of the prescription. The purpose of "Explanation of the prescription" is to provide the compilers' insightful comments, allowing readers to grasp the essence of the prescription. However, some prescriptions in the book do not have these sections, as they are based on respecting the academic views of the elderly traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and do not provide additional explanations.
The best representative prescriptions are selected from published journals, academic reports, and other sources that have been clinically verified, have significant influence, and are widely used. They adhere to the principle of treating one syndrome with one prescription, based on the traditional Chinese medicine principle of syndrome differentiation and treatment. "Related prescriptions" are valuable clinical experiences that emphasize the effectiveness of treatment, following the modern principle of combining disease differentiation with syndrome differentiation, with one prescription for one disease as the main basis. "Classical prescriptions" are widely circulated and used folk prescriptions, with formulation principles that are not limited to theory, method, and prescription, emphasizing clinical efficacy, simplicity, and cost-effectiveness. These three types of prescriptions help readers understand the clinical application patterns and subtleties of the prescriptions.
At the end of each volume in the series, there is an index of common disease names, syndrome names, and prescription names. Using this index, readers can easily find every disease syndrome, prescription, and source mentioned in the series, greatly facilitating their search and use. This book is titled The Best Prescriptions and Small Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the 20th Century·Volume of Small Formulas, with content that is concise, easy to understand, and highly comprehensive. It integrates diseases from various clinical disciplines, including internal medicine, pediatrics, gynecology, surgery, orthopedics, dermatology, ophthalmology and otolaryngology, and oncology, introducing the clinical achievements of traditional Chinese medicine small formulas for each disease.
This book serves as a reference for clinical physicians, healthcare workers, and students of traditional Chinese medicine to improve their diagnostic and treatment skills, enrich their clinical experience, and enhance teaching practices. It can also be used as a reference for people from all walks of life to understand the development of traditional Chinese medicine in the past century and for daily health care and treatment.