About the author

Duan Zhijun is an author active in the field of organizing traditional Chinese medical literature, though public information about him is limited and details such as nationality and dates of birth and death are not clearly recorded. Judging from the four works held in the collection, his writing focuses on organizing and interpreting the scholarly legacy of Hu Xishu, a master of classical formula studies. These works include Hu Xishu's Increasingly Clear Explanation of the Treatise on Cold Damage, A Collection of Hu Xishu's Medical Discussions and Case Records, Hu Xishu on Zhongjing's Pulse Studies, and Hu Xishu's Study Notes on the Synopsis of the Golden Chamber. Centered on the Treatise on Cold Damage, the Synopsis of the Golden Chamber, and Zhongjing's pulse studies, they fall within the study of Chinese medical classics and the transmission of clinical experience, and are classified under medicine. His editorial style tends toward faithful recording and systematic arrangement, preserving the original thread of lectures and case records so that readers may follow Hu Xishu's thinking through the classical formula system. Owing to limited sources, the author's own academic background and independent views cannot yet be described in detail, but these works offer a relatively concentrated textual reference for studying Hu Xishu's teachings.

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Publishers

China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine