Key Summary and 77 Questions from the Treatise on Cold Damage

Key Summary and 77 Questions from the Treatise on Cold Damage

Inheriting the legacy of Qi Huang, a public account with substance and warmth. Ai Yu Xiang Tang 1.Six Major Principles and Pathogenesis of Cold Damage1. Taiyang Disease Pulse and Symptom Outline: The disease of Taiyang manifests as a floating pulse. Symptoms include stiffness and pain in the head and neck, along with aversion to cold.Pathogenesis: … Read more

A Rare Summary of the “Shang Han Lun” That Everyone Can Understand

A Rare Summary of the "Shang Han Lun" That Everyone Can Understand

Inheriting the fire of Qi Huang, a public account with substance and warmth. Ai Yu Xiang Tang Tai Yang Disease 1. Significance of Tai Yang DiseaseIn the early stages of illness, the body, under the influence of the cerebral cortex, attempts to expel the virus from the upper body surface through sweating. However, due to … Read more

Understanding the Treatise on Febrile Diseases

Understanding the Treatise on Febrile Diseases

Terminology Explanation: 1. Shānghán (Febrile Disease): The term has both broad and narrow meanings. Broadly, it refers to all externally contracted febrile diseases, while narrowly, it refers to diseases caused by the invasion of wind, cold, and dampness. 2. Zhízhōng (Direct Entry): The pathogenic qi enters the three yin meridians directly without passing through the … Read more

TCM Classic Literature: Issue 12 – Treatise on Cold Damage, Section 24

TCM Classic Literature: Issue 12 - Treatise on Cold Damage, Section 24

The “Treatise on Cold Damage” (Shang Han Lun) originates from the Eastern Han Dynasty, authored by Zhang Ji (also known as Zhong Jing). This text is selected from the Ming Dynasty edition of “Zhong Jing’s Complete Works – Reprinted Song Version of Treatise on Cold Damage” by Zhao Kai Mei. The numbered sections following the … Read more

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