胡希恕

Hu Xishu is a traditional Chinese medicine author whose works are included in this Chinese book database; public information is limited, and details such as birth and death years and nationality have not been confirmed. The database contains six of his works, all in the field of medicine, centering on classics such as the Treatise on Cold Damage and the Essentials of the Golden Cabinet. They take various forms, including lecture transcripts, textual analysis, and discussions of classical formulas. Among them, Hu Xishu's Lectures on the Treatise on Cold Damage has a supplemented edition based on Chinese and Japanese recordings, indicating that his lectures were recorded and later compiled into books, while his Lecture Notes on the Treatise on Cold Damage preserve the original form of his classroom teaching. Overall, his writing is based on teaching and close analysis, emphasizing careful examination of the original text and clarification of how classical formulas are applied, in language close to clinical practice and suitable for readers with some foundation in Chinese medicine.