Selected Modern Medical Cases (Volume One)

Xiao Longyou / Pu Fuzhou / Ran Xuefeng / Kong Bohua / Wang ZhongqiPeople's Medical Publishing House1960

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Summary

Selected Modern Medical Cases (Volume One) is a compilation of clinical case records and physicians' notes from renowned modern Chinese medicine practitioners, written by Xiao Longyou and several other leading modern physicians and published by the People's Medical Publishing House in November 1960. The book selects more than 260 verified cases, covering over 150 diseases and conditions in internal medicine, external medicine, gynecology, pediatrics, the five sense organs, and acupuncture and moxibustion. The physicians represented include Xiao Longyou, Pu Fuzhou, Ran Xuefeng, Kong Bohua, Wang Zhongqi, He Lanchen, Cao Bingzhang and Wang Fengchun, most of them highly celebrated clinicians of the first half of the twentieth century. Most of the cases are drawn from contemporary Chinese medicine journals such as the Journal of Chinese Medicine and from the physicians' own clinical records. Written in the traditional case-record format, they present in full the entire process of “principle, method, formula and materia medica”—tongue appearance, pulse, symptoms, analysis of pathogenesis, treatment principles, prescriptions and modifications of drugs. Most cases are followed by commentaries explaining the reasoning behind pattern identification and the intent of the drug combinations. The book also provides brief introductions to each physician's career and clinical specialties, helping readers understand their scholarly lineage and clinical style. As a representative compilation of mid-twentieth-century Chinese medicine clinical experience, the book preserves the original state of the profession's efforts in the early years of the People's Republic to organize the diagnostic and therapeutic experience of earlier practitioners, and it is of reference value for studying the evolution of modern Chinese medicine scholarship and for learning the masters' approaches to pattern identification and treatment. This edition is also one of the titles included in the “Medical Cases Series,” a collection of Chinese medicine electronic texts.

Editor's review

这是一部“老书新读”价值很高的医案汇编。它的可贵之处在于成书年代早、取材真实：所收医案多直接来自《中医杂志》等期刊与医家手订记录，未经后人加工润色，读者看到的是二十世纪上半叶名医在真实诊室里的思路轨迹。萧龙友、蒲辅周、冉雪峰、孔伯华、汪逢春等，均是近现代中医史上绕不开的人物，他们的处方风格、用药习惯、辨证取舍得在一则则短案中自然流露。全书以病证分类编排，内科外感、脏腑病与妇科、儿科、五官科、针灸诸科兼收，二百六十余则验案覆盖一百五十余种病证，案后按语点到为止，不作冗长发挥，适合反复对照研读。对今天的学习者来说，它既是一部临床参考书，也是一份近现代中医学术生态的标本：能看到那一代医家如何在西医渐兴的背景下坚持辨证论治、如何借期刊交流经验。需要提醒的是，本书为1960年版排印本，剂量单位、病名术语均带有时代印记，阅读时宜结合现代规范理解，不宜照搬原方原量。

Who it's for

A good fit for

中医临床医师，尤其是希望研习近现代名家辨证思路者
中医院校高年级学生与研究生，作为医案研读的补充材料
中医文献、医史研究者，关注二十世纪中叶中医经验整理情况
对萧龙友、蒲辅周等近现代名医学术风格有兴趣的读者

Not a good fit for

期望获得系统教材式理论讲解的中医入门读者
希望按现代病名对照、直接套用方剂 self-treatment 的普通读者
偏好图文并茂、轻松科普风格的休闲阅读者

Reading tips

先读书前对各位医者的简介，了解其学术渊源，再进入具体医案，理解会更顺畅。
按病证索引挑选与自身专业或临床方向相关的章节精读，其余可作浏览。
读每则医案时先自行辨证立法，再看原案处方与按语，比对思路差异。
注意书中剂量单位与病名术语的时代特征，引用时核对现代规范，勿机械照搬。

About the publisher

People's Medical Publishing House China · Founded in 1953

Founded in 1953, the People's Medical Publishing House is an important institution in China's medical publishing field, with publishing directions covering medical textbooks, academic monographs, medical journals, and popular science books. Its collection contains 2,503 titles, mainly classified under medicine. Representative works include the Complete Book of Chinese Nutrition Science (2nd Edition, 2 volumes), Guide to Clinical Practice with Medical Records, the Golden Mirror of Medicine (Volume 1), Chinese Medical Imaging: Head and Neck Volume (3rd Edition), and the Essentials of the Golden Cabinet from the Collected Clinical Chinese Medicine Must-Read Series (Collector's Edition), spanning both modern medicine and classical Chinese medical texts. Representative authors include Yang Yuexin, Ge Keyou, Ye Tianshi, Su Li, Wu Qian, Zheng Jinsheng, Wang Zhenchang, and Xian Junfang, covering fields such as nutrition, Chinese medicine, and medical imaging. With a publishing approach that balances textbooks and academic monographs, the press has established the "Renwei" brand.

FAQ

《现代医案选》第一集与《中国现代名中医医案精粹》是同一本书吗？

不是。《现代医案选（第一集）》由萧龙友等近现代医家著述，人民卫生出版社1960年出版，选辑验案二百六十余则，涉及一百五十余种病证。《中国现代名中医医案精粹》则是董建华、王永炎等主编的六集本丛书，2010年起由人民卫生出版社出版，二者编者、体例与收录范围均不同。

这本书有ISBN吗？

原书为1960年人民卫生出版社排印本，版权页著录的统一书号为“14048·2188”，属于我国采用ISBN之前的编号形式，因此没有13位ISBN。网络上流传的多为据此扫描的电子版。

书中所收医案都是完整的诊疗记录吗？

多数医案保留症状、舌脉、病机、立法、处方与服后反应的完整链条，部分附有按语说明辨证与用药用意。但受当时篇幅所限，个别医案记述较简，宜结合医家其他著作参照阅读。

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About the author

Xiao Longyou Author

Xiao Longyou is a well-known figure in traditional Chinese medicine, yet the information available in our database about his life is very limited: basic details such as nationality and dates of birth and death are not recorded. Judging from the works currently held, the site includes four of his books, all centered on medical case records, including Modern Medical Case Selections and different versions of its first volume. These works fall under medicine and health, consisting mainly of clinical case records that present diagnostic reasoning and prescription experience from actual practice, and are intended for readers interested in traditional Chinese medicine and health topics. Because public information is limited, his specific career, academic lineage, and personal achievements cannot be described in detail; readers may gain a basic picture of his medical practice through the case selections mentioned above.

Pu Fuzhou Author

Pu Fuzhou is a physician-author about whom little biographical information is publicly available, and whose writings belong to the literature of traditional Chinese medicine. Three of his works are held in this collection, including On the Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Several Acute Infectious Diseases in Chinese Medicine, the Reprint Series of Famous Modern Veteran Chinese Medicine Masters, and Selected Modern Medical Cases (Volume One). These titles suggest that his writing centers on clinical diagnosis and treatment in Chinese medicine and on the compilation of medical case records, with particular attention to the differential diagnosis and treatment of acute infectious diseases, as well as participation in reprinting the experience of veteran physicians and selecting medical cases. Such subjects serve the field of medicine and health and carry a clear emphasis on clinical practicality and the transmission of documentary knowledge. Because public information is limited, details of his life, medical training, and positions cannot be confirmed; his authorial profile can only be grasped through the surviving works, which stand on traditional Chinese medical theory and method and value the recording of cases and the presentation of differential diagnostic thinking.

Ran Xuefeng Author

Ran Xuefeng is an author about whom little biographical information is publicly available; neither his nationality nor his dates of birth and death can be confirmed from accessible sources. Judging from the titles held in the collection, he is chiefly associated with works in the field of traditional Chinese medicine case records. Four titles are listed under his name, among them Ran Xuefeng's Medical Cases, which appears repeatedly, and Selected Modern Medical Cases (Volume One), both pointing in the same direction. His writing therefore centers on the organization and compilation of clinical case records, a genre that typically documents the process of diagnosis and treatment, the reasoning behind pattern differentiation, and the prescription of medicines. The style leans toward practical detail and addresses readers in the field of medicine and health. Owing to the limited public record, his personal history, academic training, and line of mentorship cannot be established, yet the works as they stand may serve learners studying modern Chinese clinical experience as a point of reference.

Kong Bohua Author

Kong Bohua is an author in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. Public information is limited, and details of his life, native place, and dates of birth and death cannot currently be verified. What can be confirmed is that the library holds one work by him, Selected Modern Medical Cases (Volume One). Judging from the title and its common classification, the book belongs to medical and health literature and consists mainly of selected medical case records. It is oriented toward clinical practice and the organization of traditional Chinese medical literature, and is suitable for readers interested in diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in Chinese medicine and in case documentation. The medical case genre generally emphasizes recording symptoms, pattern differentiation, and prescription processes in a practical style that values the reproducibility of experience; this orientation also gives the book value for preservation and reference among materials of its kind. Owing to limited sources, Kong Bohua's academic background and specific contributions await further public information, but this book alone shows his effort in compiling and disseminating modern medical case records.

Wang Zhongqi Author

Wang Zhongqi is an compiler of medical case records whose biographical details remain unclear, as publicly available information is limited and no reliable records of his birth and death dates, native place, or professional background have been found. Judging from the three works included in the database, he was chiefly involved in selecting and compiling modern traditional Chinese medicine case records, with representative titles including Selected Medical Cases and Medical Talks of Four Modern Jiangnan Physicians and Selected Modern Medical Cases (Volume One). These books fall under medicine and health, focusing on clinical case records and physicians' talks; they emphasize the diagnostic reasoning and prescribing experience of physicians in the Jiangnan region, offering reference texts for practitioners and enthusiasts studying modern TCM cases. His editorial work leans toward documentary compilation and case presentation, with plain writing that seeks to preserve original case materials, making it suitable for readers interested in modern TCM clinical experience.