Treatise on Warm Diseases: Comprehensive Explanation

Author: Liu Guoqiang
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Publish Date: 2001-10-01
Features: This book is a specialized work on warm disease written by the renowned Qing Dynasty physician Wu Jutong after years of effort. It compiles the writings of medical scholars from past generations and combines his own clinical experience. The entire book is organized around the Sanjiao theory, with disease names as the specific topics, totaling 265 entries and 208 prescriptions. It elucidates the three stages of warm disease development and the relationship between physiological and pathological processes using the Sanjiao theory. It summarizes the transmission patterns of warm disease as "starting from the upper Jiao and ending in the lower Jiao," and proposes the treatment principles for warm disease: "treating the upper Jiao as if handling feathers, treating the middle Jiao as if balancing, and treating the lower Jiao as if weighing." Thus, it establishes a comprehensive diagnostic framework for the Sanjiao theory, complete with theory, methods, and prescriptions, thereby perfecting the theoretical system of warm disease studies. This book holds significant theoretical and practical value and provides major guidance for clinical practice. Since its publication, it has been highly regarded and valued by later generations, earning the title "the cornerstone of warm disease studies." It is one of the most important classical texts in traditional Chinese medicine and a must-read for those studying warm disease.