This Formula from the “Essentials of the Golden Coffer” Can Treat Cancer-Related Fatigue

This Formula from the "Essentials of the Golden Coffer" Can Treat Cancer-Related Fatigue

Hu Xishu Classical Medicine | Introduction: Cancer-related fatigue is one of the most common complications in patients with malignant tumors. The NCCN guidelines in the United States have published guidelines related to cancer-related fatigue. Currently, there are no specific drugs for this condition, and treatment mainly involves multidisciplinary interventions focusing on physiological and psychological aspects. … Read more

Clinical Applications of Formulas from the Essentials of Golden Coffer

【An eBook gift at the end of the article】 1 Application of Danggui Shaoyao San (Angelica and Peony Powder) Formula Explanation: The formula emphasizes the use of Bai Shao (White Peony) to nourish the liver, harmonize the blood, and alleviate pain, complemented by Danggui (Angelica) and Chuanxiong (Sichuan Lovage) to regulate the liver and blood, … Read more

Interpretation and Explanation of the Essentials of the Golden Chamber (3) Treatment of Spasmodic Damp Heat Disease and Pulse – Part Two ● Spasmodic Disease Section

Interpretation and Explanation of the Essentials of the Golden Chamber (3) Treatment of Spasmodic Damp Heat Disease and Pulse - Part Two ● Spasmodic Disease Section

Dr. Xiao Bai:Clinical references for TCM cases and discussionsInterpretation and Explanation of the Essentials of the Golden Chamber (3)Treatment of Spasmodic Damp Heat Disease and Pulse – Part Two ● Spasmodic Disease SectionWang Donghai【Original Text】 The patient has a hot body and cold feet, a stiff neck, aversion to cold, occasional head heat, a red … Read more

Why Practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine Should Study the “Essentials of the Golden Cabinet”

Why Practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine Should Study the "Essentials of the Golden Cabinet"

Fu Baoshi’s “Red Cliffs” (Detail) Introduction: This article is the opening remarks by Teacher Song Baishan in the course “With the Golden Cabinet in One Hand and the Treatise on Cold Damage in the Other – Helping You Excel in the World of TCM”. Teacher Song used two lectures to explain why he chose to … Read more

A Prescription for Treating Leukorrhea from the “Essentials of the Golden Coffer”

A Prescription for Treating Leukorrhea from the "Essentials of the Golden Coffer"

【Original Text】For those with seminal loss, presenting with a tense and painful lower abdomen, coldness in the genital area, dizziness, hair loss, and a pulse that is extremely weak and thin, this indicates a deficiency of blood and seminal loss; if the pulse is slightly tight and weak, it indicates seminal loss in men and … Read more

What Are the Differences Between the “Jin Kui Yao Lue” and the “Shang Han Lun”? (Including the Seven-Character Verse of Shang Han and Jin Kui)

What Are the Differences Between the "Jin Kui Yao Lue" and the "Shang Han Lun"? (Including the Seven-Character Verse of Shang Han and Jin Kui)

Why do we always feel that the “Shang Han Lun” is excellent, while the “Jin Kui Yao Lue” seems not as good? Isn’t the “Jin Kui Yao Lue” a book by the Medical Sage Zhang Zhongjing? In fact, both the “Shang Han Lun” and the “Jin Kui Yao Lue” were originally one book, namely the … Read more

A Classic Guide to the Essentials of the Golden Chamber

A Classic Guide to the Essentials of the Golden Chamber

The Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essentials of the Golden Chamber) is a section on miscellaneous diseases from the Shang Han Za Bing Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases) written by the renowned Eastern Han dynasty physician Zhang Zhongjing. It is also the earliest existing specialized text in China discussing the diagnosis and treatment … Read more

Discussion on the Twelve Methods for Treating Thirst in the “Jin Kui Yao Lue”

Discussion on the Twelve Methods for Treating Thirst in the "Jin Kui Yao Lue"

Thirst is one of the common clinical symptoms. In the “Jin Kui Yao Lue”, there are over 50 entries discussing thirst, which not only serves as a model for treating thirst syndromes in later generations but also effectively guides clinical practice to this day. The author intends to summarize its major treatment methods into 12 … Read more

Essentials of the Golden Chamber: Full Text

Essentials of the Golden Chamber: Full Text

Diseases of the Organs and Meridians: Chapter One 【Original Text】 Question: Why does the superior physician treat diseases before they occur? The master said: To treat diseases before they occur means to recognize the disease of the liver and understand that it transmits to the spleen. One should first strengthen the spleen. If the spleen … Read more

Understanding Yangming Disease in Shanghan Lun

Understanding Yangming Disease in Shanghan Lun

According to the principles of Yangming, the focus is on interior symptoms. Although there may be exterior symptoms, Zhang Zhongjing’s intention is not on the exterior, as it is said that various internal conditions manifest externally. There may also be concurrent channel diseases, but Zhang Zhongjing’s focus is not on the channels, as the exterior … Read more