"Formulae Insights: Ten Lectures. 2nd Edition

Author: Jiao Shude
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: "Formulas," commonly known as prescriptions or recipes, are an important component of the TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) diagnostic and therapeutic system. Clinically, the concept of syndrome differentiation and treatment is often summarized in four characters: "Lǐ, Fǎ, Fāng, Yào." Here, "Lǐ" refers to TCM theory, serving as the guiding principle and throughout "Fǎ, Fāng, Yào." The character "Fāng" specifically denotes formulas. In the process of syndrome differentiation and treatment, the completion of "Fǎ, Fāng, Yào" must be guided by TCM theory, closely combined with clinical four diagnostic methods and related data. Through syndrome differentiation, establishing treatment principles, selecting formulas, and choosing medications, a comprehensive consideration, integrated analysis, and thorough deliberation must be conducted before the final formulation of the "formula" can be completed. This book collects over 200 commonly used formulas from predecessors and combines them with dozens of personal experience formulas, divided into ten chapters. The first chapter discusses issues to pay attention to when clinically applying formulas; the second chapter covers formulas for regulating qi, managing blood, and nourishing; the third chapter includes formulas for dispersing, harmonizing, and treating interior-exterior patterns; the fourth chapter discusses formulas for expelling wind, dispelling cold, and clearing heat. The fifth chapter addresses formulas for clearing fire, resolving summer heat, and moisturizing dryness; the sixth chapter covers formulas for eliminating phlegm, promoting digestion, and using purgative methods; the seventh chapter discusses formulas for inducing vomiting, consolidating, and killing parasites; the eighth chapter covers heavying, detoxification, and anticancer formulas; the ninth chapter discusses commonly used formulas in gynecology and pediatrics; and the tenth chapter introduces some of my personal experience formulas.