Wang Renzhi's Medical Cases

Wang Renzhi / Wang Hongyi / Wang Yunchang安徽科学技术出版社1998

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9787533717285

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Health and Medicine Health Chinese MedicineClinical ExperienceGynecological CasesXin'an MedicineIntractable DiseasesSyndrome DifferentiationPrescription StrategyMedical Anecdotes

Summary

Wang Renzhi (1916–1988), originally named Wang Guangren, courtesy name Renzhi, was a native of Shexian, Anhui, and the fifth-generation heir of the Xin'an Wang family medical tradition. He studied the family craft from an early age and later learned medicine under his uncle Wang Zhongqi. Over more than fifty years in practice, he excelled in treating warm diseases and abdominal distension, and was especially adept at internal and gynecological difficult and miscellaneous diseases. For a long time he served as deputy director of the Anhui Provincial Department of Health, yet never abandoned clinical practice, persistently seeing patients at the Anhui Provincial Hospital, participating in provincial consultations on critical and severe cases of Chinese medicine, and treating illnesses for many leading officials. This book, compiled by his academic successors, collects case records and medical essays from Wang Renzhi's more than fifty years of practice, covering diagnostic and treatment experience in internal medicine, gynecology, orthopedics, and other fields, involving conditions such as hepatitis, nephritis, stroke, prostatitis, and bone hyperplasia. It also recounts his career as a physician, his academic journey, and his clinical thinking—such as his emphasis on qi and blood in pattern differentiation, his advocacy of light and agile prescriptions for efficacy, and his skillful use of paired herbs and single proven remedies. The book is rich in material, with comments appended after most cases, revealing both the meticulous process of his pattern differentiation, treatment principles, and prescription writing, and the continuation and development of Xin'an medicine in the contemporary era. It is an important primary source for the study of the Xin'an Wang family medical tradition.

Editor's review

王任之是当代新安医学的代表人物之一，既有家学渊源，又长年在一线诊病，其医案兼具地域医学特色与临床实用价值。本书成书较早，由熟悉其学术的后人整理，保留了原始病案与医论，案语朴实，理法方药环环相扣，读者可借此看到他如何从繁杂症候中抓住主证、如何以轻剂缓图取效。对于关注新安医学、王氏医学传承脉络的读者，本书与《王仲奇医案》《中国百年百名中医临床家丛书·王任之》可相互参看：前者可见其学术来源，后者是专题式的经验总结，而本书更接近原生态的临证记录。此版曾获安徽图书奖，是较早系统整理王任之经验的版本之一，旧书市场流通的影印与二手本较多，收藏与研读价值兼有。

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  1. 先读全书前部的生平与学术经历部分，了解其学术渊源再读医案
  2. 每案先自行辨证立法，再对照原案按语，比较思路差异
  3. 可与《王仲奇医案》《中国百年百名中医临床家丛书·王任之》对照阅读，梳理学术脉络
  4. 摘录其常用对药与轻剂用量，结合自身临床验证后再行应用

About the publisher

安徽科学技术出版社 China · Founded in 1979

Anhui Science and Technology Publishing House is a science and technology publisher known for its titles in the natural sciences, engineering, and popular science for young readers. Judging from the twenty books in the library, its publishing areas cover medicine, military affairs, industrial technology, and popular science, with some extension into inspirational growth. Representative works include a professional book systematically discussing gastrointestinal nutrition in dogs and cats, the Minecraft Steve adventure series for young readers, and popular science titles introducing cutting-edge knowledge such as missiles, lasers, and new materials. Works by authors including Shi Qingsong, Qin Yun, Danica Davidson, Xiao Shu, and Li Lu reflect a mix of professional medical writing and adventure narratives aimed at younger audiences. Its catalog also shows a popular science presence in topics such as scientific mysteries and everyday health, giving it a publishing profile that balances professional depth with readability.

FAQ

这本书与《新安医学王任之医案》是同一本书吗？ 不是。本书为1998年安徽科学技术出版社出版，由王宏毅、王运长整理，收录王任之五十余年的病案与医论，曾获安徽图书奖；《新安医学王任之医案》是2025年人民卫生出版社出版，由王润、郑日新编著，主要收录1972至1987年的诊疗案例，两者整理者与内容范围不同。
王任之是哪个医学流派的医家？ 王任之（1916—1988）原名王广仁，安徽歙县人，是新安医学中王氏医学的第五世传人，少承家学并随伯父王仲奇习医，擅治温热病及内、妇科疑难杂病，曾任安徽省卫生厅副厅长，仍坚持临床门诊与会诊。
本书的医案是否附有按语讲解？ 据书目资料，本书收录其病案、医论，并介绍其行医生涯与学术经历，案后多附有整理者的说明与按语，用以阐发辨证思路与用药特点；具体体例建议以实物书影或图书馆藏本核对。
书中的方药可以直接照搬使用吗？ 不建议。医案中的处方针对具体患者的体质、病程与证候而设，其中不少为疑难重症案例，需在执业中医师辨证指导下参考，切勿自行照方抓药。

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About the author

Wang Renzhi Author

Wang Renzhi is an author about whom limited public information is available. What can be confirmed is that two works are listed under this name: Wang Renzhi and The Medical Case Records of Wang Renzhi. Judging from the titles and the common categories assigned to them, his writing centers on medicine and health, with a particular focus on medical case records, a form of writing fairly common in traditional Chinese medical literature. Medical case records usually document the process of diagnosis and treatment, the reasoning behind syndrome differentiation, and prescriptions, offering both practical reference and documentary value. Wang Renzhi's works are classified under medicine and health, gender and sexuality, and health, suggesting that their content is intended for general readers as well as professional learners, with emphasis on health knowledge and the organization of clinical experience. Since his dates of birth and death, nationality, and life history are not clearly recorded, it is not possible at present to introduce his academic background or medical career in further detail. The available material is not yet sufficient to present a complete picture of the author, and readers may consult the two works to understand the basic orientation of his medical writing.

Wang Hongyi Author

Wang Hongyi is an author in the field of Chinese-language book publishing about whom relatively limited information is publicly available; details such as nationality, dates of birth and death, and personal background are not clearly recorded. Two works are known under this name, Wang Renzhi and The Medical Cases of Wang Renzhi, both centered on the traditional Chinese medicine scholar Wang Renzhi and belonging to the category of medical and health reading. Judging from these works, Wang Hongyi focuses on organizing Wang Renzhi's clinical experience and presenting medical case records, with an emphasis on historical material and practical documentation rather than general health popularization. Such subject matter is common in the transmission of TCM scholarship and clinical reference, and its readers are mainly TCM practitioners, students, and general readers interested in traditional medicine. Although information about the author is limited, the works offer reference texts for studying Wang Renzhi's academic thought and diagnostic experience, and reflect the continuing demand for the compilation and publication of TCM medical cases.

Wang Yunchang Author

Public information about Wang Yunchang is limited, and only one work by this author is currently known: Wang Renzhi's Medical Cases. Judging from its subject matter, the book belongs to the category of medicine and health and is built around medical case records. Works of this kind usually take specific cases as their thread, documenting the process of diagnosis and treatment, the reasoning behind pattern identification, and experience with prescriptions, which gives them considerable value as clinical reference. As the author of a case-record book, Wang Yunchang is likely to emphasize faithful recording and the summation of practical experience, with a concise and pragmatic style intended to serve medical study and clinical reference. Because only this one work is held in the collection, the author's background, identity, and full body of work remain difficult to establish; readers may turn to the book itself to understand his contribution to organizing medical literature and passing on clinical experience.