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
1. The Compilation of the “Jin Kui Yao Lue” In the preface of the “Shang Han Lun” by Zhang Zhongjing, it states: “Drawing from numerous sources, compiling the nine volumes of the “Suwen”… to create the “Shang Han and Miscellaneous Diseases” in sixteen volumes.” Based on this, it is generally believed that the current “Shang … Read more
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
Understand Traditional Chinese Medicine better here, click the blue text to follow us “Jingui Yaolue” “Jingui Yaolue” is an important work by Zhang Zhongjing, a revered physician of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and is one of the most significant classical texts in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It is well-known that “Jingui Yaolue” is an abbreviation … Read more
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
The Essentials of the Golden Chamber The “Essentials of the Golden Chamber” is one of the earliest existing specialized texts in China for diagnosing and treating miscellaneous diseases, representing the differential diagnosis theory created by Zhang Zhongjing. Both ancient and modern physicians hold this book in high regard, referring to it as the ancestor of … Read more
Introduction to the Treatise on Cold Damage The Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) is a classic work of Han medicine authored by Zhang Zhongjing during the Eastern Han dynasty. It is a specialized text that elucidates the treatment principles for externally contracted febrile diseases, consisting of 12 volumes, of which 10 volumes and … Read more
Reading the preface of Zhang Zhongjing’s “Treatise on Cold Damage” states: “Diligently seek ancient teachings, widely gather various methods… thus the Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases is compiled into sixteen volumes.” Originally, the “Treatise on Cold Damage” was called “Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases,” and “Treatise on Cold Damage” is merely … Read more
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Learning TCM ยท Reading the Classics Principles of Differentiation and Treatment Established The classics of Cold Damage should always be respected The “Preface to the Treatise on Cold Damage” is the original preface to the “Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases”. During its transmission, it was compiled by later generations, gathering the content related … Read more