Guide to Cold Damage
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Students at TCM colleges who have completed basic theories of Chinese medicine and wish to systematically organize the framework of cold damage pattern identification
- Clinical TCM physicians who need to consult approaches for differentiating conditions resembling cold damage and its complications
- Readers of TCM literature interested in Qing-dynasty commentators on cold damage
- Learners preparing for examinations on TCM classics who need to supplement their knowledge of cold damage classification
Not a good fit for
- General readers with no grounding in Chinese medicine who are looking for a popular introductory book
- Readers seeking only single prescriptions and proven remedies and unwilling to study pattern-identification theory
- Readers who expect an interpretation of cold damage from the perspective of modern medicine
Reading tips
- First read through juan one, on diseases resembling cold damage and the three yang channels, to establish the book's classificatory framework before moving on to the remaining three juan.
- While reading, compare with the original text of the Shanghan Lun and mark how the book's classifications correspond to its clauses.
- Juan three and juan four discuss complications and resembling conditions; take notes alongside clinical cases to help distinguish similar patterns.
- After finishing each juan, summarize its key points of pattern identification in your own words to test your understanding.
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Contents
- 版权信息
- 花序
- 卷一
- 类伤寒辨
- 察舌辨症法
- 部位
- 形色
- 诊察
- 察舌辨症歌
- 察目法
- 六经本病
- 太阳总要述古
- 太阳本病述古
- 发热
- 恶寒
- 恶风
- 头痛
- 项强
- 体痛
- 太阳兼经新法
- 太阳阳明
- 太阳少阳
- 太阳兼肺
- 太阳太阴
- 太阳少阴
- 阳明总要述古
- 阳明本病述古
- 胃实不便
- 自汗
- 不眠
- 头汗出
- 手足汗
- 潮热
- 谵语
- 狂乱
- 循衣摸床
- 渴
- 阳明新法
- 阳明兼肺
- 阳明少阳
- 阳明太阴
- 阳明少阴
- 少阳总要述古
- 少阳本病述古
- 口苦咽干
- 目眩
- 耳聋
- 往来寒热
- 胸胁满痛
- 呕
- 少阳新法
- 少阳阳明
- 少阳太阴
- 少阳少阴
- 少阳厥阴
- 卷二
- 三阴总辨
- 太阴总要述古
- 太阴本病述古
- 腹满
- 腹痛
- 发黄
- 吐利
- 太阴新法
- 少阴总要述古
- 少阴本病述古
- 但欲寐
- 口燥咽干
- 咽痛
- 吐
- 吐利
- 下利
- 少阴新法
- 厥阴总要述古
- 厥阴本病述古
- 气上冲心
- 吐蛔
- 厥
- 下利
- 少腹满
- 囊缩
- 厥阴新法
- 救逆述古
- 误汗例
- 误下例
- 救逆新法
- 瘥后诸病述古
- 瘥后诸病新法
- 卷三
- 伤寒变症
- 衄血（新法）
- 吐血（新法）
- 蓄血（述古）
- 热入血室（附）
- 痞（述古注释参来苏集）
- 痞满（新法叶案）
- 结胸（述古）
- 下利（述古）
- 下利（新法）
- 小便（附）
- 疹
- 发黄（述古）
- 痉（合参）
- 发狂（合参准绳金鉴）
- 霹雳汤
- 烦躁
- 停饮（述古）
- 心下悸（述古）
- 呕吐（新法兼参叶案）
- 吐蛔
- 噫嗳（述古）
- 呃逆（新法兼参叶案）
- 喘（新法合参景岳金鉴叶案）
- 奔豚述古
- 动气（新法参景岳全书）
- 战振栗（合参准绳金鉴）
- 筋惕肉（参准绳）
- 循衣摸床撮空
- 不便不食不便能食
- 百合狐惑阳毒阴毒
- 卷四
- 伤寒类症
- 风温（参叶案）
- 温热
- 瘟疫（合参）
- 疫邪兼六气入足经从表里汗下
- 疫邪吸秽浊入手经宜逐秽解毒
- 吴又可法（摘要）
- 但表不里
- 但里不表
- 表而再表
- 表里分传
- 再表再里
- 先表后里
- 先里后表
- 表证偏胜
- 里证偏胜
- 大头瘟
- 捻颈瘟
- 瓜瓤瘟
- 杨梅瘟
- 疙瘩瘟
- 绞肠瘟
- 软脚瘟
- 瘟疫脉候（附录）
- 暑证（中同合参）
- 湿症（合参）
- 湿温
- 附暑湿秽合邪论
- 霍乱（新法）
- 三阴寒痧辨
- 晚发（参叶案）
- 香港脚（述古）
- 虚烦（述古）
- 痰症（新法）
- 痰饮（参叶案）
- 伤食
- 蓄血
- 痧秽
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About the author
Wu Kun'an was a scholar of traditional Chinese medicine in premodern times. Publicly available information is limited, and his birthplace, dates of birth and death, and personal details remain unknown. The only fact that can be confirmed is that one work by him survives, Shanghan Zhizhang (A Guide to Cold Damage Disorders). The book belongs to medical literature and deals with the identification and treatment of cold damage disorders. It reflects the author's study of medical theory and clinical experience. Judging from its title and subject matter, Wu Kun'an emphasized understanding the pathology of cold damage and standardizing diagnosis and treatment based on pattern differentiation. The writing is known for its clear organization and incisive observations, intended to offer later students a reliable approach to diagnosis. Because historical records are scattered, his academic lineage, medical career, and contemporary influence are difficult to trace in detail. Nevertheless, the survival of Shanghan Zhizhang allows later readers to understand the basic outline of his work on cold damage and leaves a reference text in the literature of cold damage studies in Chinese medicine.
