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Standardizing the Prevention and Treatment System for Exogenous Diseases in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Strengthening Clinical Fundamentals

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Standardizing the Prevention and Treatment System for Exogenous Diseases in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Strengthening Clinical Fundamentals

Standardizing the Prevention and Treatment System for Exogenous Diseases in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Strengthening Clinical Fundamentals —— Xiao Xiangru Discusses Reforms in TCM Education Developing New Medical Theories and Summarizing New Clinical Experiences Every infectious disease is unique, and there are no ready-made solutions available; thus, each infectious disease tests the medical field and physicians. … Read more

Where is the Next Generation of Traditional Chinese Medicine?

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Where is the Next Generation of Traditional Chinese Medicine?

“The greatest crisis of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is the lack of successors. Perhaps in less than 50 years, TCM will not need to be abolished by others; it will automatically exit the historical stage.” This is a lament from an elderly TCM practitioner. This statement is not alarmist but rather highlights the core issue … Read more

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

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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

Effective Treatment of External Pathogenic Diseases: Can You Distinguish the Various Concepts in Clinical Practice?

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Effective Treatment of External Pathogenic Diseases: Can You Distinguish the Various Concepts in Clinical Practice?

Copyright Statement:This article is original and first published on the WeChat public account: Xiao Xiangru Channel (ID: xiaoxiangru0011). Respect knowledge and labor; no authorization is needed for reprinting, but please be sure to credit the original author. Last time, I discussed the TCM nomenclature for COVID-19, which involved many concepts of external pathogenic diseases. Today, … Read more

Reflections on the Lecture about ‘Water Retention and Qi Deficiency Syndrome: Wu Ling San’

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Reflections on the Lecture about 'Water Retention and Qi Deficiency Syndrome: Wu Ling San'

“Classics of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Modernization——Study and Application of Classical Formulas”——Organized by the Shanghai Degree Committee and co-hosted by the Graduate School and the School of Basic Medicine of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Shanghai Graduate Summer School commenced on August 16. One hundred students from 19 universities across the country participated … Read more