However, many people say that after reading the “Treatise on Cold Damage” for a long time, they ultimately feel it is useless, believing that its clinical effects are not as obvious as described in the book. This is mainly due to some people’s insufficient understanding of the “Treatise on Cold Damage,” leading to a misinterpretation … Read more
1. Important Passages from the Treatise on Cold Damage 1. In the case of Taiyang disease, the pulse is floating, with stiffness and pain in the head and neck, accompanied by aversion to cold. 2. In Taiyang disease, if there is fever, sweating, aversion to wind, and a slow pulse, it is termed a wind … Read more
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
This subscription account is hosted by the Hu Xishu Research Studio of the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine’s Inheritance Project. Mr. Hu Xishu is a renowned modern TCM practitioner and educator, celebrated in Japan as a “notable researcher of the unique theoretical system of the Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) and a practitioner … Read more
Phlegm and dampness are essentially two different types of pathogenic factors. Due to their close relationship, they often appear simultaneously, hence the term “phlegm-dampness” is commonly used. However, upon closer examination, it becomes evident that although both are phlegm-dampness, the pathways of their formation differ, leading to different treatment approaches. Generally speaking, the formation of … Read more
Pathogenesis of Taiyang Disease Taiyang governs the exterior and controls the Ying and Wei (nutritive and defensive qi), serving as the “barrier of the body”. When external pathogens invade through the skin, they obstruct the Wei Yang, causing stagnation of Ying Yin and excess of pathogenic heat at the exterior, hence it is termed Taiyang … Read more
Introduction Using the Five Elements of generation, overcoming, and mutual restraint, the five internal organs correspond to five colors. The internal conditions must manifest externally as guidance. Coupled with the theory of Qi movement, all diseases can be attributed to abnormal Qi circulation, making it easy to identify the source of dysfunction. At this point, … Read more