When the time is right, the method is effective. A new interpretation of the wonderful use of time.

Author: (Qing) Chen Xiuyuan
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Publishing Date: 2000-01-01
Features: This book integrates modern TCM theory and clinical practice to elucidate Shifang Gekuo·Shifang Miao Yong, supplemented with modern research and applications of the formulas and medications. It inspires thinking, broadens horizons, and is highly practical. It is beneficial for beginners, as well as for clinical practice and research, serving as a gateway for medical learners to advance their knowledge. The book is based on the Qing·Jiaqing edition of the official publishing house and references other versions for annotations. Obvious printing errors and incorrect characters in the original text have been corrected, and differences between versions are explained in the annotations. To preserve the original appearance of the text, the volume numbers and sequence of the original text are retained as they are. The punctuation and sentence breaks in the text reflect the author's understanding of the original. Difficult characters, obscure terms, technical terms, famous physicians, and allusions in the original text are annotated when they first appear, listed when they reappear, and their meanings in the current context are explained. Chen was a physician who revered classical texts and antiquity. Although he had many unique insights into TCM theory, his descriptions of the academic thoughts, treatment methods, and formula- syndrome analysis of were not entirely fair, and his understanding of some diseases and syndromes did not fully align with modern TCM theory. These are explained or supplemented in the annotations. In the Shifang Gekuo section, after each formula, the annotations provide modern pharmacological research and clinical applications of the formula, along with a concise analysis based on modern TCM theory. This aims to help readers better understand the function, scope of application, and primary diseases treated by the formula, enriching and expanding scholars' thinking while deepening their understanding of the formula's meaning.