Itemized Analysis of the Treatise on Cold Damage

方更执Qunyan Publishing House · ChinaAug 2024

Rating 4.3

Word count: 146K words
Chapters: 48

Summary

This is Fang's painstaking work on the study of Shanghan Lun. Fang pointed out that Zhongjing's book discusses both cold damage and miscellaneous diseases; the six channels should encompass both cold damage and miscellaneous diseases, while cold damage cannot encompass the six channels. He deleted the Shanghan xuli written by Wang Shuhe, moved "Bianmai fa" and "Pingmai fa" to the end of the volume, rearranged Zhongjing's original text, collated the wording, and provided detailed annotations.

Editor's review

Fang's core thesis in this book is quite distinctive: Zhongjing's book discusses both cold damage and miscellaneous diseases; the six channels should encompass both cold damage and miscellaneous diseases, while cold damage cannot encompass the six channels. Around this judgment, the author deletes Wang Shuhe's Shanghan xuli, moves "Bianmai fa" and "Pingmai fa" to the end of the volume, rearranges Zhongjing's original text, and collates the wording with detailed annotations. This means readers receive not an annotation edition following the old arrangement but a research work with a clear intent to rearrange. Its value lies in presenting a systematic way of handling the textual structure of Shanghan Lun and the subsumption relations of the six channels, suitable for readers who already have some foundation and are willing to compare different arrangements. When reading, note that the rearrangement and deletions are the author's personal scholarly judgments and should not be conflated with the original text of the received Song edition; the positions of the articles and the removal of the xuli should be checked against the received edition at all times.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who have read the received edition of Shanghan Lun and want to understand different arrangements
Researchers in Chinese medical literature concerned with the proposition that the six channels encompass cold damage and miscellaneous diseases
Advanced Chinese medicine students and graduate students doing comparative research on article rearrangement
Clinical Chinese medicine practitioners willing to reflect on the scope of six-channel pattern identification through rearrangements

Not a good fit for

Readers new to Shanghan Lun, for whom the rearranged edition may cause confusion in article order
Readers who need to memorize or take exams strictly according to the received Song edition
Practical readers who only want quick access to formulas and do not care about arrangement or xuli issues

Reading tips

Keep a received Song edition of Shanghan Lun at hand; whenever reading rearranged articles, compare with the original order and mark moved and deleted passages.
Read the author's discussion of the six channels encompassing cold damage and miscellaneous diseases first, then proceed to the specific article annotations to understand the logic of rearrangement.
Read the "Bianmai fa" and "Pingmai fa" moved to the end of the volume separately, and compare the change in their position within this book's system.
For the deletion of the Shanghan xuli, find another annotation edition that retains the xuli and read them side by side to form your own judgment.

About the publisher

Qunyan Publishing House China · Founded in 1989

Founded in 1989, Qunyan Publishing House has long been committed to publishing academic and educational books for mid- and high-level readers, and has built up a certain presence in Eastern philosophy, classical literature, and classic works. Representative titles available in the database include Records of the Grand Historian, Dream of the Red Chamber, Selections of Refined Literature, Complete Song Ci, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, Record of Daily Knowledge, Taiping Huimin Hejiju Fang, and The Collected Works of Wang Yangming, covering common categories such as ancient poetry, medicine, and examinations. Its author resources include Sima Qian, Cao Xueqin, Xiao Tong, Li Shan, Pu Songling, and Gu Yanwu. The press also offers distinctive series such as the Biographical Series of the China Democratic League and the Historical Documents Series of the China Democratic League, and publishes research on historical documents, biographies, memoirs, and textbooks and academic works by League members. Public information is limited, and its overall publishing scale and complete catalogue require further verification.

版权信息
<篇名>序
<篇名>伤寒论条辨引
<篇名>阳病在表之图
<篇名>阴病在里之图
<篇名>阳病阴病图说
<目录>卷之一
<篇名>辨太阳病脉证并治上编第一
<目录>卷之二
<篇名>辨太阳病脉证并治中篇第二
<目录>卷之三
<篇名>辨太阳病脉证并治下编第三
<目录>卷之四
<篇名>辨阳明病脉证并治第四
<篇名>辨少阳病脉证并治第五
<目录>卷之五
<篇名>辨太阴病脉证并治第六
<篇名>辨少阴病脉证并治第七
<篇名>辨厥阴病脉证并治第八
<目录>卷之六
<篇名>辨温病风温杂病脉证并治第九
<篇名>辨霍乱病脉证并治第十
<篇名>辨阴阳易瘥后劳复脉证并治第十一
<目录>卷之七
<篇名>辨痉湿病证第十二
<篇名>辨脉法上编第十三
<篇名>辨脉法下编第十四
<目录>卷之八
<篇名>辨不可发汗病脉证并治第十五
<篇名>辨可发汗病脉证并治第十六
<篇名>辨发汗后病脉证并治第十七
<篇名>辨不可吐病脉证并治第十八
<篇名>辨可吐病脉证并治第十九
<篇名>辨不可下病脉证并治第二十
<篇名>辨可下病脉证并治第二十一
<篇名>辨发汗吐下后脉证并治第二十二
<篇名>附庐山刘复真脉诀捷要
<篇名>附严三点捷法
<篇名>神圣功巧括
<篇名>削伤寒例
<篇名>跋
<篇名>伤寒论条辨本草钞
<篇名>伤寒论条辨或问
<篇名>痉书叙
<篇名>痉书
<篇名>痉书或问
<篇名>痉书跋
<篇名>后序

FAQ

Why did the author delete the Shanghan xuli written by Wang Shuhe?

According to the book's introduction, Fang believed that Zhongjing's book discusses both cold damage and miscellaneous diseases and that the six channels should encompass both, while the xuli came from Wang Shuhe and did not fit his rearrangement approach, so he deleted it. This is the author's personal scholarly judgment; readers should understand his position and read it against the received edition that retains the xuli.

Does moving "Bianmai fa" and "Pingmai fa" to the end of the volume affect reading?

It will affect readers accustomed to the order of the received edition. It is advisable to read the main text in this book's order first, then read the two pulse texts at the end separately, while comparing with their original positions in the received edition, to observe how the change in arrangement affects understanding of the relation between pulse methods and the six channels; do not memorize them directly as the received edition's order.

Can this book replace the received edition of Shanghan Lun?

It should not replace it. This book has been rearranged, deleted, and collated, and its article positions differ from the received Song edition; it is a research annotation edition. Study and examinations should still be based on the received edition; this book is suitable as a reference for comparing arrangements and examining the subsumption relations of the six channels.

How is the statement that the six channels encompass cold damage and miscellaneous diseases reflected in the book?

It is mainly reflected in the book's rearranged framework: on this basis the author deletes the xuli, moves the pulse methods, rearranges Zhongjing's original text, and annotates it article by article, so that cold damage and miscellaneous diseases are both subsumed under the six channels. The specific argument requires reading the author's annotations and comments; readers can perceive the arrangement intent at the points where articles are moved.

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About the author

方更执 Author

Fang Gengzhi: Public information about this author is limited, including details of birthplace and nationality. He is currently known for a single work in the field of medicine, a study of the classical Chinese medical text Shanghan Lun titled Shanghan Lun Tiaobian (A Critical Analysis of the Articles of the Treatise on Cold Damage). The book examines and distinguishes the passages of Zhang Zhongjing's Treatise on Cold Damage, placing it within the tradition of close reading and annotation of Chinese medical classics. Judging from its title and subject category, the author focuses on clarifying the structure of the original text, expounding its meaning, and distinguishing among earlier commentaries, with a style that appears to emphasize article-by-article textual examination and medical discussion rather than general exposition. Because verifiable information is scarce, his native place, medical career, and scholarly lineage cannot be established, nor can the book's circulation in its own time or its later reputation. Readers encountering Fang Gengzhi through this work should regard him as a Chinese medicine author devoted to textual organization and medical analysis of the Treatise on Cold Damage, rather than infer biographical details from limited material.