The Orthodox Seal of the Medical Forest

马兆圣 / 黄作阵 / 武亮周 / 张戬 / 杨东方 / 祝世峰 / 王兆 / 李晓宁China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine · ChinaAug 2017

Word count

109K words

Chapters

170

ISBN

9787513233453

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Summary

Editor's review

Who it's for

A good fit for

• Clinical practitioners of Chinese medicine who need to consult treatments and corresponding formulas for miscellaneous internal diseases
• Researchers of Chinese medical texts interested in the organizational structure and editions of Ming clinical works
• Students of Chinese materia medica who wish to learn the processing methods and contraindications of common Ming-era medicinals
• Chinese medicine students as supplementary material for comparative study of conditions and formulas

Not a good fit for

• General readers without a foundation in Chinese medicine, for whom the dense terminology of conditions, medicinals, and formulas lacks modern annotation
• Readers seeking modern evidence-based clinical guidelines
• Those who only want a quick reference to single formulas and remedies and are unwilling to read structural explanations

Reading tips

1. First read Volumes 1 to 4 to grasp the framework of treatments for conditions, then proceed to Volumes 6 to 9 to find formulas by condition, forming a comparison.
2. When reading the materia medica section in Volume 5, compare the processing methods and contraindications with modern Chinese materia medica textbooks.
3. When encountering a formula, record the corresponding condition and the source of its treatment example for quick reference in future clinical use.
4. Note that the base text is a Ming Wanli self-printed edition; collation information can help judge the reliability of the text.

About the publisher

China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine focuses on publishing books in traditional Chinese medicine, covering Chinese medical classics, clinical medicine, acupuncture and tuina, materia medica and formulae, and medical history and literature; its catalogue includes 3,277 titles. Representative books include Xiao Er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue, Shang Han Lun, Yi Xue Zhong Zhong Can Xi Lu, Zhen Jiu Da Cheng, Yi Zong Jin Jian, and Guo Aichun's Annotated Huangdi Neijing Suwen (Second Edition). These works involve writings by historical physicians such as Qian Yi, Zhang Zhongjing, Wang Shuhe, and Zhang Xichun, as well as documentary studies compiled by contemporary authors including Zhao Xin, Zhen Xueyan, Zhang Yongtai, and Wang Xiangang. In terms of publishing characteristics, the press emphasizes collation and annotation of original Chinese medical classics and the systematic presentation of famous physicians' works, balancing the transmission of ancient editions with reference for clinical application. Public information is limited, and no other publishing fields are covered here.

Contents

1. 版权信息
2. 校注说明
3. 陈序
4. 钱序
5. 自序
6. 凡例
7. 卷一
8. 中风
9. 伤风
10. 中寒
11. 诸暑
12. 诸湿
13. 伤燥
14. 诸火
15. 诸气
16. 中气
17. 诸郁
18. 痰 症
19. 诸饮
20. 哮
21. 喘
22. 咳嗽附肺痿、肺痈
23. 卷二
24. 霍乱
25. 呕吐
26. 噎膈
27. 噫气
28. 嘈杂
29. 呃逆
30. 伤饮食
31. 吞酸吐酸
32. 痞
33. 疟疾
34. 泄泻附交肠
35. 痢疾
36. 黄疸
37. 水肿
38. 胀满
39. 积聚
40. 卷三
41. 虚劳
42. 尸注
43. 血症
44. 遗精
45. 便浊
46. 遗溺
47. 淋闭
48. 三消
49. 眩运
50. 诸汗
51. 短气
52. 惊悸
53. 痉症
54. 痫症
55. 癫狂附邪祟
56. 健忘
57. 虚烦
58. 不寐
59. 卷四
60. 头痛
61. 面症
62. 眼症
63. 耳症
64. 鼻症
65. 口症
66. 齿症
67. 舌症
68. 唇症
69. 咽喉
70. 肩背痛
71. 臂痛
72. 梅核气
73. 心痛
74. 胃脘痛
75. 腹痛
76. 胁痛
77. 腰痛
78. 痹症
79. 痿症
80. 厥症
81. 疠风
82. 大便秘
83. 脱肛
84. 肠鸣
85. 虫症
86. 前阴诸疾
87. 疝症
88. 脚气
89. 卷五
90. 日用药性反忌方产炮制略
91. 卷六
92. 中风
93. 伤风
94. 中寒
95. 中暑
96. 诸湿
97. 伤燥
98. 诸火
99. 诸气
100. 中气
101. 诸郁
102. 痰症
103. 诸饮
104. 哮
105. 喘
106. 咳嗽
107. 肺痿
108. 肺痈
109. 卷七
110. 霍乱
111. 呕吐
112. 噎膈
113. 噫气
114. 嘈杂
115. 呃逆
116. 伤饮食
117. 吞酸吐酸
118. 痞
119. 疟疾
120. 泄泻
121. 痢疾
122. 黄疸
123. 水肿
124. 胀满
125. 积聚
126. 卷八
127. 虚劳
128. 尸注
129. 血症
130. 遗精
131. 便浊
132. 遗溺
133. 淋闭
134. 三消
135. 眩运
136. 诸汗
137. 短气
138. 惊悸
139. 痉症
140. 痫症
141. 癫狂
142. 虚烦
143. 卷九
144. 头痛
145. 面症
146. 耳症
147. 眼症
148. 鼻症
149. 口症
150. 齿症
151. 舌症
152. 唇症
153. 咽喉
154. 梅核气
155. 心 痛
156. 胃脘痛
157. 腹痛
158. 胁痛
159. 腰痛
160. 痹证
161. 痿症
162. 肩背痛
163. 臂痛
164. 厥症
165. 疠风
166. 大便秘
167. 虫症
168. 疝症
169. 脚气
170. 校注后记

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Ma Zhaosheng is an author about whom little is publicly known; surviving records show only one medical work attributed to him, Yilin Zhengyin (The True Seal of the Medical Forest). His birthplace, dates of birth and death, and medical career cannot be verified, so a full account of his life is difficult to reconstruct. Judging from the extant work, his main interest lay in traditional medicine. Yilin Zhengyin belongs to the medical literature and likely deals with clinical diagnosis and treatment as well as the explanation of medical theory. The term zhengyin in the title may suggest correction and authentication, indicating the author's concern with orthodox medical learning and a practical style marked by clear organization and cautious argument. Because the book circulated narrowly, later scholars have discussed the author and his work only to a limited extent, and Ma Zhaosheng's name survives chiefly through this medical text. For general readers, he is a physician remembered for a single work, whose significance awaits further study in medical history and textual scholarship.

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