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

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

Understanding Wind-Cold Common Cold in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Understanding Wind-Cold Common Cold in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Discussing Yin and Yang, discussing the Five Elements, entering the path of medicine Click to play the audio course Hello everyone! Today we continue with the second episode of “Understanding Diseases in Traditional Chinese Medicine” where we will explain the wind-cold common cold. When it comes to the common cold, the symptoms that come to … Read more

Practical Differential Diagnosis Chart and Interpretation of Exogenous Diseases in the Treatise on Cold Damage

Practical Differential Diagnosis Chart and Interpretation of Exogenous Diseases in the Treatise on Cold Damage

Recently, there has been an increasing number of patients testing positive for COVID-19. The number of people hoarding medicine, seeking medical advice, and taking medications indiscriminately is also on the rise. Various prevention and treatment suggestions are flourishing, but at the same time, it can feel overwhelming, akin to being dazzled by a myriad of … Read more

A Principle to Address Misdiagnosis and Mismanagement of Exogenous Diseases

A Principle to Address Misdiagnosis and Mismanagement of Exogenous Diseases

Author: Xiao Xiangru, author of “Xiao Xiangru on Treating Kidney Diseases”, “Specific Formula Patterns”, “Lectures on Shang Han Lun by Xiao Xiangru”, “Reconstruction of the Diagnosis and Treatment System for Early Exogenous Diseases”, “Compilation of Treatment Methods for Impotence”, etc. Please cite the source. Xiao Xiangru’s disciple Xue Xiaopeng will share live tonightClick the image … Read more

Care and Misconceptions Regarding Externally Contracted Fever

Care and Misconceptions Regarding Externally Contracted Fever

This article is approximately 1800 words. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has significant advantages in treating externally contracted diseases. At Kun You Tang, we have treated numerous patients with fever and accumulated extensive experience. Previously, we often educated patients on proper care knowledge, but many were still misled by incorrect care practices, leading to prolonged illness … Read more

Excerpt from the Study of Classical Formulas in TCM (1)

Excerpt from the Study of Classical Formulas in TCM (1)

1. Concepts and Characteristics External pathogenic diseases refer to illnesses caused by the invasion of external pathogens. In various TCM literature, external pathogens are classified in multiple ways, such as wind, cold, dampness, heat, dryness, fire, warmth, and heat. According to Han Chinese medicine, these pathogens are categorized into five types based on their cold-heat … Read more

The Method of Combining Cold and Heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Shang Han Lun)

The Method of Combining Cold and Heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Shang Han Lun)

The so-called method of combining cold and heat refers to the simultaneous use of cold and heat properties in medicinal substances. In the eight therapeutic methods, it belongs to the warming and clearing methods, also known as the warming and clearing combination. Cold and heat, cool and warm, have completely opposite medicinal properties. If they … Read more

A Detailed Interpretation of the Concepts of Exterior and Interior in Shang Han Lun

A Detailed Interpretation of the Concepts of Exterior and Interior in Shang Han Lun

TCM Book Club Issue 1168 Daily issues to accompany the growth of TCM practitioners IIntroduction: Last time I read Mr. Ke’s article on the dosage of herbs in the “Shang Han Lun” and “Jin Gui Yao Lue”, I was deeply impressed by his academic attitude. Today’s article on the detailed interpretation of the “Shang Han … Read more

Discussion on the Treatment Principles of Exterior and Interior in the Treatise on Cold Damage

Discussion on the Treatment Principles of Exterior and Interior in the Treatise on Cold Damage

Click the above “Public Account” to subscribe! Ancient texts on classical formulas tell classic stories… The 《Shang Han Lun》 (Treatise on Cold Damage) written by Zhang Zhongjing in the Eastern Han Dynasty creatively summarizes the complex symptoms and their evolution of exogenous diseases, proposing three treatment principles of exterior and interior priority, providing a universal … Read more