Cold Damage Made Clear

秦之桢Qunyan Publishing House · ChinaAug 2024

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Word count: 117K words
Chapters: 90

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Summary

Shanghan Dabai, a work on cold damage. Four volumes.

Editor's review

Written by Qing-dynasty physician Qin Zhizhen, *Shanghan Dabai* is a four-volume work devoted to expounding the core doctrines of *Treatise on Cold Damage*. The title "Dabai" signals the author's aim of making cold-damage theory and method clear and easy to grasp, and the book serves well as a companion reader for studying the *Treatise*. Among traditional commentaries it is known for its clear organization and concise language, making it approachable for readers new to cold-damage studies and helpful for sorting out the basic framework of six-channel pattern identification and the correspondences between common formulas and patterns. This edition, prepared and published by Qunyan Press, makes the original text readily available to modern readers. It is best read alongside the original *Treatise*, establishing the main outline first and then examining details, rather than memorizing conclusions in isolation from the source. Clinicians may also use it to review approaches to cold-damage treatment, though they should bear in mind that its views represent one school of interpretation and should be weighed against later commentaries and clinical reality.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Chinese medicine learners beginning *Treatise on Cold Damage* who need a companion reader to understand six-channel pattern identification
TCM college students seeking a concise commentary to organize cold-damage theory and method
TCM literature enthusiasts interested in commentaries of the cold-damage school who wish to compare editions

Not a good fit for

General readers with no TCM background and no familiarity with the original *Treatise on Cold Damage*
Clinicians expecting systematic clinical case records and dosage guidance
Casual readers seeking only health-preservation knowledge

Reading tips

Read the relevant passages of the *Treatise on Cold Damage* first, then work through the corresponding volume of this book passage by passage.
While reading, organize the six-channel outlines and formula-pattern correspondences into your own notes.
Mark points of disagreement and compare them with other commentaries rather than rushing to conclusions.

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.

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<篇名>伤寒热病总论
<目录>总论
<篇名>验舌色论
<篇名>验口唇论
<篇名>验二便论
<篇名>辨脉论
<篇名>南北方宜发表不同论
<篇名>南北方宜清里相同论
<篇名>三阴经热病论
<篇名>三阴经寒病论
<篇名>阴症似阳论
<篇名>阳症似阴论
<篇名>宜发表论
<篇名>忌发表论
<篇名>宜清里论
<篇名>忌清里论
<篇名>宜和解论
<篇名>忌和解论
<篇名>宜吐法论
<篇名>忌吐法论
<篇名>宜温经论
<篇名>忌温经论
<篇名>宜攻下论
<篇名>忌攻下论
<篇名>宜消导论
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<目录>卷一
<篇名>恶寒
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<目录>卷二
<篇名>似疟
<篇名>潮热
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<篇名>口燥
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<篇名>衄血
<篇名>蓄血
<篇名>下血
<篇名>无汗
<目录>卷三
<篇名>自汗
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<篇名>盗汗
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<篇名>发黄
<篇名>面赤色
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<篇名>胁满
<篇名>心下满
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<篇名>咳逆
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<目录>卷四
<篇名>下利
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<篇名>大便秘结
<篇名>合病
<篇名>并病
<篇名>坏症
<篇名>昏冒
<篇名>热入血室
<篇名>不语
<篇名>发
<篇名>温病
<篇名>疫病
<篇名>夹食
<篇名>痉病
<篇名>阴厥阳厥
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FAQ

Can I read *Shanghan Dabai* directly without any TCM background?

Not really recommended. The book annotates and develops the *Treatise on Cold Damage* and assumes some grounding in cold-damage studies. Without that, readers tend to memorize conclusions without understanding the reasoning. It is better to start with a textbook or introductory lecture notes on the *Treatise*, then use this book as a supplement.

What is the relationship between this book and the original *Treatise on Cold Damage*?

*Shanghan Dabai* is a later physician's annotated work on the *Treatise on Cold Damage* and one of the commentaries of the cold-damage school; it does not replace the original. Read the original *Treatise* as the foundation, and use this book to help understand the meaning of the passages and the reasoning behind treatment methods.

Is this Qunyan Press edition suitable for general readers to buy?

This is a modern edited edition that makes the original text easy to obtain. Whether it suits you depends on your needs: if you only want a general sense of TCM culture, it is fine to browse; if you want to study cold-damage theory and method, use it together with the original and other commentaries.

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About the author

秦之桢 Author

Qin Zhizhen is a medical author included in this catalogue; the publicly available information about him is limited, and no clear record has been found of his birthplace, dates of birth and death, or medical training. All that is currently known is that one work by him, Shanghan Dabai (Plain Explanations of Cold Damage), has come down to us. Judging from its title and its classification, the book belongs to the tradition of scholarship on the Treatise on Cold Damage and discusses the system of pattern differentiation for cold-damage disorders established by Zhang Zhongjing, reflecting the author's attention to and study of the classic medical texts. Works of this kind typically focus on expounding the meaning of the classics, distinguishing patterns, and weighing formulas and medicines, in a concise and practical style meant for clinical reference. Because the historical sources are scattered and lost, Qin Zhizhen's full scholarly profile and later influence are difficult to examine in detail, but the existence of Shanghan Dabai shows that he had genuine insights in the field of cold-damage studies and left his reflections in writing. For readers studying cold-damage theory in Chinese medicine, the book can serve as material for understanding the character of cold-damage commentary in the Ming and Qing periods.