Modern Chinese Medicine Rare Classics: Cold Damage Volume

Author: Lu Zheng
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Publishing Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The Collection of Rare Modern Chinese Medicine Books has the following characteristics:
1. Systematic research across generations. Previous literature research and the compilation of series mostly approached it vertically, spanning dynasties and selecting some of the better manuscripts. This collection, however, emphasizes horizontal research, conducting a comprehensive survey and systematic organization of modern Chinese medical academic works, then compiling them into a volume. This not only provides a clear overview of modern Chinese medical academia but also highlights the academic features and achievements of that period.
2. High-quality manuscript selection. Due to the comprehensive and systematic of materials and a broad range of manuscript selection, all the selected works are representative works of renowned modern Chinese medicine practitioners, with high academic value, distinctive characteristics, and strong practicality. For example, Shen Zuming’s Interpretation of the Suwen and Ye Lin’s Ques on the Golden Cabinet Essentials are representative works of famous practitioners, highly valued academically.
3. Excellent version selection. The base texts used for the selected manuscripts are all the best versions, including original editions, drafts, rare copies, and meticulously written manuscripts. For instance, Zhang Qi’s Interpretation of the Suwen adopts the Wanlin Book House Series from the 10th year of the Daoguang era as the base text and cross-references it with the original draft. Additionally, in selecting collations and reference texts, attention is given to the chronological order and quality of the versions, prioritizing those that are relatively earlier and of superior quality.
4. Strong disciplinary characteristics. The selected manuscripts place great emphasis on disciplinary characteristics, particularly on the exploration, organization, and advancement of minor and specialized fields. For example, Tang Zonghai’s Discourse on Blood Disorders, Zhang Shanlei’s On Apoplexy, Zhao Shuping’s Discourse on Liver Diseases, Chen Genru’s Essentials of Laryngeal Disorders, Liang Xizheng’s Comprehensive Treatise on Scrofula, and Jiang Kaoqing’s Jiang Family’s Science of Traumatology all exhibit distinct academic insights and unique experiences, with strong characteristics.
5. Reasonable collation and annotations. All selected manuscripts are meticulously collated with concise annotations, following the General Principles of Collation and Annotation of Ancient Chinese Medical Classics. Methods such as "four collations" are comprehensively applied to supplement omissions, correct errors. Nearly 10,000 collation and annotation entries and over 1,000 corrections have been made, thereby enhancing the quality of the original manuscripts. This book compiles medical works such as Discourse on the Differentiation of Cold Damage, Source of Cold Damage, and Lecture on Cold Damage Prescriptions. It emphasizes horizontal research on past literature, conducting a comprehensive survey and systematic organization of modern Chinese medical works, then compiling them into a volume, thus providing a clear overview of modern Chinese medical academia.