Shang Han Lun: All Six Diseases Have Wind, Each with Its Own Exterior Medicine

Shang Han Lun: All Six Diseases Have Wind, Each with Its Own Exterior Medicine

All six diseases have wind, each with its own exterior medicine.For Taiyang disease, the primary exterior medicine is Ma Huang (Ephedra).For Yangming disease, the primary exterior medicine is Shi Gao (Gypsum).For Shaoyang disease, the primary exterior medicine is Chai Hu (Bupleurum).For Shaoyin disease, the primary exterior medicine is Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig).For Jueyin disease, the … Read more

Essentials of Shang Han Lun (Pure Content)

Essentials of Shang Han Lun (Pure Content)

Inheriting the fire of Qi Huang, a public account with substance and warmth. Ai Yu Xiang Tang 1Overview 1. The first book in China that discusses syndrome differentiation and treatment is “Shang Han Lun” written by the great physician Zhang Zhongjing (Zhang Ji) during the late Eastern Han Dynasty. It laid the foundation for syndrome … Read more

Understanding the Classics: Key Insights from the “Shang Han Lun” (Collector’s Edition)

Understanding the Classics: Key Insights from the "Shang Han Lun" (Collector's Edition)

Inheriting the legacy of Qi Huang, a public account with substance and warmth 1. Year of Compilation: Late Eastern Han Dynasty. Author: Zhang Ji, courtesy name Zhongjing. Total: Ten volumes, twenty-two sections, one hundred and twelve formulas. 2. First Compilation; Wei-Jin Wang Shuhe was the first to correct it; Song Dynasty Lin Yi was the … Read more

Key Concepts in the Treatise on Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun)

The Treatise on Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun) is one of the four great classics of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and serves as a specialized text on exogenous diseases that closely integrates theory and clinical practice. Its established system of “tang fang” (decoction formulas) for pattern differentiation and treatment has become a hallmark of TCM, … Read more

An Introduction to the Classics of Traditional Chinese Medicine: “Shang Han Lun”

An Introduction to the Classics of Traditional Chinese Medicine: "Shang Han Lun"

“Shang Han Lun” is a specialized text that elaborates on the differentiation and treatment of various externally contracted diseases and miscellaneous disorders. It is the first comprehensive ancient medical work in China that connects theory with practice regarding principles, methods, prescriptions, and medicines. “Shang Han Lun” is the section on cold damage from the “Shang … Read more

A Detailed Discussion on the Huangdi Neijing

A Detailed Discussion on the Huangdi Neijing

The Huangdi Neijing (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon) is divided into two parts: Ling Shu (Spiritual Pivot) and Su Wen (Simple Questions). It is the earliest existing theoretical work of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and one of the four great classics of traditional medicine (the other three being Nanjing (Classic of Difficult Issues), Shang Han Za … Read more

Understanding the Essence of the Huangdi Neijing in 5 Minutes: Lifelong Benefits!

Understanding the Essence of the Huangdi Neijing in 5 Minutes: Lifelong Benefits!

………………………………………………………………… 【Summary】 Whenever there is atendon issue, treating the liver is correct. Whenever there is abone issue, treating the kidneys is correct. Whenever there is amuscle issue, treating the spleen and stomach is correct. Whenever there is ablood vessel issue, treating the heart is correct. Whenever there is askin or hair issue, treating the lungs … Read more

The Development of Meridian Theory in the Huangdi Neijing

The Development of Meridian Theory in the Huangdi Neijing

The meridians are channels that circulate qi and blood, connect the organs and the body surface, and regulate the functions of the human body. They are an essential component of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The Huangdi Neijing (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon, abbreviated as Neijing) preserves early understandings of meridian knowledge, allowing us to glimpse its … Read more

Mind Map of the Huangdi Neijing (Essential Content)

Mind Map of the Huangdi Neijing (Essential Content)

Pathogenesis TheoryThe theory that studies the internal mechanisms of disease occurrence, development, outcome, and changes is called pathogenesis theory. As stated in the Suwen: Essential Discussion on True Principles, “Examine the pathogenesis without losing the appropriate qi” and “Carefully guard the pathogenesis, each serving its purpose” are both contents of this theory.1. Causes of Disease: … Read more

Essential Health Guide Everyone Should Read

Essential Health Guide Everyone Should Read

The “Huangdi Neijing” is divided into two parts: “Lingshu” and “Suwen”. It is said to have originated from the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan and has been passed down orally through generations, later supplemented and developed by medical practitioners and theorists, culminating in a written form during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. It is … Read more