Renewing the Flame of the Medical Lamp
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Students of Chinese medicine who have read basic pulse texts such as the Binhu Maixue and wish to deepen their understanding of pulse theory
- Physicians engaged in Chinese medical practice who want to use earlier annotations to appreciate the approach of correlating pulse and pattern
- Readers in medical history and philology who study early Qing pulse literature and the transmission of annotated editions of the Four-Syllable Essential Verses
- Teachers and students at Chinese medicine universities and colleges who need a collated edition of a classical pulse text with clearly identified textual sources and a reference text for comparison
Not a good fit for
- Absolute beginners with no foundation in Chinese medicine who hope to learn pulse-taking quickly from a single book
- Readers looking for modern pulse diagnosis textbooks or illustrated quick-reference handbooks
- Casual readers who prefer light popular science and lack patience for classical Chinese annotations and medical-textual scholarship
Reading tips
- Read through the original text of the Four-Syllable Essential Verses first, then go through the annotations section by section, so as not to be overwhelmed by the many citations at the outset.
- Prepare the relevant passages from the Inner Canon, the Classic of Difficult Issues, and the Pulse Classic as supporting references, and look up the cited sources whenever the annotations quote them.
- After finishing each category of pulse images, combine it with the parts of the annotations that connect to disorders, and organize notes on the correspondences among pulse, pattern, and treatment method.
- Read it alongside the Binhu Maixue and compare how different annotators understand the same pulse verses.
About the publisher
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.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 校注说明
- 陈 序
- 潘 序
- 自 叙
- 潘隐君邓林先生传
- 卷 一
- 血脉隧道第一
- 法地合心第二
- 始生营卫第三
- 气动脉应第四
- 寸口大会男女定位第五
- 七诊九候第六
- 四时胃气第七
- 平和迟数第八
- 内外因第九
- 浮脉第十
- 沉脉第十一
- 迟脉第十二
- 数脉第十三
- 长脉第十四
- 短脉第十五
- 浮脉主病第十六
- 沉脉主病第十七
- 卷 二
- 迟脉主病第十八
- 数脉主病第十九
- 滑脉主病第二十
- 涩脉主病第二十一
- 弦脉主病第二十二
- 紧脉主病第二十三
- 长短细大主病第二十四
- 浮沉主病第二十五
- 洪细主病第二十六
- 缓类主病第二十七
- 濡弱小主病第二十八
- 微脉主病第二十九
- 动脉主病第三十
- 革脉主病第三十一
- 卷 三
- 促结主病第三十二
- 代脉主病第三十三
- 脉病顺逆第三十四
- 中风脉证第三十五
- 风寒脉证第三十六
- 暑湿脉证第三十七
- 伤寒脉证第三十八
- 饮食劳倦第三十九
- 气病脉证第四十
- 六郁脉证第四十一
- 卷 四
- 痰病脉证第四十二
- 疟疾脉证第四十三
- 泄泻脉证第四十四
- 呕吐反胃脉证第四十五
- 霍乱脉证第四十六
- 咳嗽脉证第四十七
- 喘急脉证第四十八
- 火病脉证第四十九
- 骨蒸脉证第五十
- 卷 五
- 劳极脉证第五十一
- 失血脉证第五十二
- 瘀血脉证第五十三
- 精浊脉证第五十四
- 三消脉证第五十五
- 小便淋閟脉证第五十六
- 卷 六
- 大便燥结脉证第五十七
- 癫狂脉证第五十八
- 痫病脉证第五十九
- 喉痹脉证第六十
- 卷 七
- 眩晕脉证第六十一
- 头痛脉证第六十二
- 心腹痛脉证第六十三
- 卷 八
- 疝气脉证第六十四
- 卷 九
- 腰痛脉证第六十五
- 脚气脉证第六十六
- 卷 十
- 痿病脉证第六十七
- 痹病脉证第六十八
- 五疸脉证第六十九
- 卷十一
- 水病脉证第七十
- 卷十二
- 胀满脉证第七十一
- 积聚脉证第七十二
- 中恶脉证第七十三
- 卷十三
- 痈疽脉证第七十四
- 卷十四
- 肺痈脉证第七十五
- 肠痈脉证第七十六
- 卷十五
- 胎产脉证第七十七
- 卷十六
- 小儿脉证第七十八
- 卷十七
- 奇经八脉脉证第七十九
- 反关脉第八十
- 真脏脉第八十一
- 卷十八 补遗
- 卷十九 补遗
- 卷二十 补遗
- 望 诊
- 闻 诊
- 问 诊
- 卷二十一 附余
- 医 范
- 缪仲淳祝医五则
- 袁氏医家十事
- 为医八要楫著
- 采芝八则明州蒋式金著
- 吴鹤皋太素脉论
- 吴鹤皋脉案式
- 张顾存先生回头歌
- 卷二十二 附余
- 病 则
- 病家须知潘之淇著
- 尊生十二鉴楫著
- 医家难事有三情张介宾著
- 跋
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About the author
Wang Shaolong is an author who has works preserved in Chinese medical literature, but public information about his life is limited: his dates of birth and death, native place, and nationality are not clearly recorded. According to the information currently available in the database, two works are attributed to him, both titled Yideng Xuyan (Continuation of the Lamp of Medicine), and both fall under the category of medicine. Judging from the title and classification, the book should be a traditional medical work, likely dealing with medical theory, diagnostic methods, or clinical experience, and carrying the sense of continuing the lamp of earlier medical learning. Because prefaces, postscripts, and biographical materials are lacking, the specific background of its composition, the date of completion, and its scholarly lineage are difficult to verify and should not be conjectured. Readers studying the book should consult bibliographical information and related works on medical history, understand its terminology and prescriptions with care, and distinguish the author himself from the idea of transmission evoked by the title.
