Selected Medical Talks from Successive Dynasties of Chinese Medicine

Name: Selected Medical Talks from Successive Dynasties of Chinese Medicine
ISBN: 9787513217422

王新华 / Pan QiuxiangChina Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine2014

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Word count: 1.1K words
Chapters: 16
Series: Three Fine Medical Books by Wang Xinhua
ISBN: 9787513217422

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This book was compiled by consulting more than 2,000 works of Chinese medicine and selecting over 2,500 medical talks from more than 400 of them, then classifying and organizing them. It is the second Chinese medicine anthology after Selected Medical Discourses from Successive Dynasties of Chinese Medicine, and is included in the "Three Fine Medical Books by Wang Xinhua" series, published by China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2014. The book is divided into two parts. The upper part covers basic theory and scholarly debate, touching on nine areas: zang-fu organs and meridians, qi, blood, fluids and essence, etiology and pathogenesis, diagnostic methods, pattern differentiation and disease differentiation, therapeutic principles and methods, materia medica and formulas, health preservation and rehabilitation, and physicians and medical texts. It gathers the penetrating expositions, individual scholarly views and unique insights of physicians through the ages. The lower part consists of clinical reflections and records of treatment experience, divided by department into internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, surgery, and the five sense organs. It covers seasonal and miscellaneous diseases, as well as the diagnosis and treatment experience of gynecological menstruation, leukorrhea, pregnancy and childbirth disorders, and conditions such as sores, throat, and eye diseases. The selected texts place equal weight on reasoning and concrete cases and approach from varied angles, allowing readers to see how different physicians diverged from and complemented one another when facing the same theoretical question or the same category of disease. It is an anthology for experiencing the dialectical thinking of Chinese medicine beyond reading case records and medical discourses. It suits as supplementary reading for the study of Chinese medicine theory and clinical practice, and is also suitable for readers interested in traditional medical literature.【5】

Editor's review

医话是中医特有的文体：短则数十字，长不过千言，或论理，或述验，或辩驳前人，往往比规整的医论更能见出医家的真性情与临证手感。本书的可贵之处在于取材范围广——从2000余种中医药典籍中检索，自400多种医籍里辑出2500余则医话，按理论、临证两大板块分类编排，读者既能顺次通读，也可按病证或专题翻检。上篇把历代对脏腑、气血、诊法、治则、方药的分歧意见并置一处，读来能感受到中医学理的争鸣脉络；下篇按科属、病证细分，把历代医家的心得与治验相互参照。体量虽大，却以短章为单位，适合每天读几则，日积月累。对有意深读中医文献、而非只满足于教科书的读者，这是一部可以长期放在案头反复翻阅的选本。

Who it's for

A good fit for

已系统学过中医基础理论、希望拓展文献视野的中医院校学生
需要借鉴历代医家临证思路的中医临床工作者
对中医文化与中国传统医学文献有兴趣的普通读者
写作或研究中医学术史、需要医话素材的读者

Not a good fit for

完全没有中医基础、想找入门科普读物的读者
希望获得明确诊疗方案或自行用药参考的读者
只想读轻松故事性医案、不耐文言与术语的读者

Reading tips

先通读上篇的治则治法与诊法部分，建立框架后再进入下篇分科病证。
以病证为线索横向对照：同一病名下集中读多家医话，注意各家立论差异。
准备笔记本摘录有启发的论断与用药思路，并标注出处医家，便于回查。
文言与术语较多，可配合中医基础教材与古汉语工具书并读，不必强求一次读透。

About the publisher

China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine China · Founded in 1989

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.

Upper Part Basic Theory and Scholarly Debate
Chapter 1 Zang-Fu Organs and Meridians: zang-fu organs (five zang, six fu, relations among zang-fu, relations between zang-fu and body tissues and organs), meridians
Chapter 2 Qi, Blood, Fluids and Essence: qi, blood, fluids and essence
Chapter 3 Etiology and Pathogenesis: externally contracted diseases, internal injury diseases
Chapter 4 Diagnostic Methods: inspection, listening and smelling, inquiry, palpation
Chapter 5 Pattern Differentiation and Disease Differentiation: guiding principles of pattern differentiation, essentials of disease differentiation
Chapter 6 Therapeutic Principles and Methods: therapeutic principles (pattern differentiation and disease differentiation, early treatment, treating the root of disease, addressing the primary and secondary in acute and chronic cases, supporting the upright and dispelling pathogens, routine and paradoxical treatment, suiting measures to the individual, place and time, knowing the constant and adapting to change); therapeutic methods (each treatment means has its suitability, flexible use according to pattern, outline of treating externally contracted and internal injury diseases, key points for treating zang-fu and qi-blood diseases)
Chapter 7 Materia Medica and Formulas: general discussion of materia medica (nature and flavor, incompatibility and contraindication, processing, dosage, methods of decocting and taking medicine), general discussion of formulas (sovereign, minister, assistant and courier; seven formulas and ten preparations; key points of formula composition)
Chapter 8 Health Preservation and Rehabilitation: physical and mental cultivation, moderation in diet, regularity in daily life
Chapter 9 Physicians and Medical Texts: studying medicine, medical ethics, reviews of physicians and medical texts
Lower Part Clinical Reflections and Records of Treatment Experience
Chapter 1 Internal Medicine: seasonal diseases (cold damage, warm heat, pestilence, common cold, wind-warm and spring-warm, summerheat patterns, damp-warm, autumn dryness, malaria, dysentery, etc.); miscellaneous diseases (cough, asthma, stomach duct pain, vomiting, jaundice, diarrhea, edema, abdominal masses and distention, strangury and turbid urine, wasting-thirst, dizziness, wind stroke, depression patterns, blood patterns, pain patterns, impediment patterns, wilting patterns, sweating patterns, worm patterns, etc.)
Chapter 2 Pediatrics: general discussion, specific discussions (measles, chickenpox, mumps, convulsions, malnutrition patterns, vomiting and diarrhea, etc.)
Chapter 3 Obstetrics and Gynecology: menstrual diseases, leukorrhea diseases, pregnancy diseases, postpartum diseases
Chapter 4 Surgery: sores, hernia, hemorrhoids and rectal prolapse, breast diseases, skin diseases, traumatic diseases
Chapter 5 Five Sense Organs: mouth and teeth diseases, throat diseases, nose diseases, ear diseases, eye diseases

FAQ

这本书和《中医历代医话精选》是同一本书吗？

两者内容同源。1990年江苏科学技术出版社出过《中医历代医话选》，1998年以《中医历代医话精选》之名再版；2014年中国中医药出版社以《中医历代医话选》收入“王新华精品医书三种”，即本条目所指版本。

“医话”和医案有什么区别？

医案重在记录某一病例的诊治过程与结果；医话则以短篇随笔形式谈医理、述心得、辨学术、评医家医书，篇幅短、议论性强，常包含作者的个人见解与经验总结。

本书收了多少则医话、体量多大？

据出版社与馆藏资料，全书自400多种医籍中选录医话2500余则，2014年版正文751页，字数约1071千字，精装16开。

没有文言文基础能读吗？

选文多为历代医家原文，文言与中医术语较密集，阅读门槛不低。建议先具备中医基础理论与古汉语基础，或与教材对照阅读；零基础读者宜先从入门科普书起步。

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王新华 Author

Wang Xinhua: available public information is limited. What can be confirmed is that the author compiled two books in the industrial technology category, namely Ventilation and Air Conditioning and Heating and Water Supply and Drainage. Judging from the subject matter, the author's focus lies in building environment and municipal engineering, covering specific technical areas such as ventilation, air conditioning, heating, water supply and drainage, in a practical style oriented toward engineering practice. Both works fall under industrial technology and are likely to address the principles, design and application of the relevant systems, making them suitable for professional study or engineering reference. Since nationality, dates of birth and death, and career history cannot be verified, little can be said about the author's life or academic background; the two cataloged works are the only basis for acknowledging the author's editorial contribution to the dissemination of HVAC and plumbing technology.