Medical Gradations
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Summary
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Undergraduate and graduate students at Chinese medicine universities studying Chinese medical theory and historical medical texts
- Scholars engaged in the collation and edition research of ancient Chinese medical books
- Chinese medicine enthusiasts with some classical Chinese foundation who wish to study Qing medical works systematically
- Clinicians interested in diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to miscellaneous diseases and gynecology
Not a good fit for
- Readers with no classical Chinese reading ability who seek quick reference to modern case records
- Primary-level medical staff seeking only a quick-reference manual for a single disease
- General readers lacking basic knowledge of the Chinese medical theoretical system
Reading tips
- Begin with the introductory juan "Bi Zi Ji" and the closing "Wu Wen Lu" to grasp the overall theoretical framework and therapeutic approach
- Distinguish main text, commentary, and small-character annotation while reading; slow down at commentaries to appreciate Dong's arguments
- Read the cold damage and miscellaneous disease sections alongside the categorized formulas juan to understand formula-pattern correspondence
- The parallel prose is suited to recitation and memorization; select key chapters for repeated reading to deepen impressions
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
- 《浙派中医丛书》组织机构
- 《浙派中医丛书》编委会
- 总序
- 前言
- 校注说明
- 王序
- 李序
- 自序
- 凡例
- 必自集卷之首
- 五行
- 五脏六腑十二经经义
- 十二脉歌
- 古今元气不同论
- 富贵贫贱治别论
- 先天后天论
- 水火阴阳论
- 乙癸同源论
- 疑似之症宜辨
- 不失人情论
- 明理篇
- 阴阳篇
- 论阴阳
- 六变辨
- 表证篇
- 里证篇
- 虚实篇
- 寒热篇
- 寒热真假篇
- 十问歌
- 伤寒篇卷之一
- 自序
- 经义
- 愈期
- 伤寒脉法
- 伤寒辨邪机要
- 伤寒经解赋
- 伤寒名类
- 伤寒六法
- 汗吐下赋
- 汗吐下后条辨
- 古方
- 治逆病变考
- 伤寒条辨卷之二
- 条辨说
- 诸热
- 恶风寒
- 头痛
- 项强
- 体痛
- 面赤
- 口唇
- 舌苔
- 身重 身痒
- 无汗
- 自汗
- 头汗
- 盗汗
- 不得卧
- 胁痛
- 咳嗽
- 喘
- 呕呃
- 咽疼
- 斑疹
- 时疫
- 温暑
- 烦躁
- 燥渴漱饮
- 悸忡惕□ 动气 奔豚
- 结胸 痞满
- 热入血室
- 谵狂 郑独
- 口噤
- 厥逆
- 痉
- 发黄
- 衄血 蓄血 吐血
- 腹痛
- 小便
- 大便
- 发狂 如狂 虚狂
- 蛔厥
- 狐惑
- 囊缩
- 昏冒不醒
- 战汗 寒栗
- 汗下后不解
- 夹食
- 合病 并病 坏病
- 两感
- 复病
- 伤寒症治约略
- 杂病卷之三
- 医级便读自序
- 中风
- 火中
- 气中
- 痰中
- 眩晕
- 麻木
- 诸厥昏冒
- 痉
- 痹
- 伤风
- 破伤风
- 咳嗽
- 中寒
- 暑症中伤
- 时疫
- 斑疹
- 霍乱
- 寒热
- 疟
- 湿症
- 瘴气
- 疠风
- 疸黄
- 痰饮
- 燥症
- 秘结
- 脾约
- 火症
- 三消
- 汗症
- 杂病卷之四
- 脾胃
- 劳倦饮食
- 懊嘈杂
- 嗳气 恶心
- 呵欠
- 吞酸
- 呃忒
- 呕吐
- 翻胃
- 噎膈
- 气论
- 郁症
- 心悸 怔忡
- 惊恐
- 健忘
- 动气
- 不得卧
- 喘逆
- 诸疝
- 脚气
- 血论
- 咳血 呕血
- 诸衄
- 溺血 便血
- 无内外因血病
- 关格
- 虚损劳瘵
- 痿症
- 杂病卷之五
- 望色
- 闻声
- 眼目
- 耳
- 鼻
- 口唇
- 齿牙
- 舌苔
- 喉痹
- 头痛 头眩
- 喑哑
- 胁痛
- 腰痛
- 心腹痛
- 积聚
- 肿胀
- 小便
- 遗溺
- 淋浊
- 遗精
- 癃闭
- 阳痿
- 泄泻
- 滞下
- 脱肛
- 交肠
- 虫症
- 癫狂
- 痫症
- 辨诈
- 解毒
- 女科卷之六
- 女科提纲
- 经脉源流
- 经脉病治
- 经期腹痛
- 崩淋
- 经闭
- 胎孕
- 胎脉
- 胎前症治
- 堕胎 半产
- 辨产催生
- 临产病变色诊死生
- 产后
- 断产
- 带 浊 梦遗
- 癥瘕
- 乳病
- 前阴诸病
- 种子
- 伤寒类方卷之七
- 方说
- 三字类方
- 四字方
- 五字方
- 六字方
- 七字方
- 补遗
- 杂病类方卷之八
- 三字方
- 四字方
- 五字方
- 六字方
- 七字方
- 女科类方卷之九
- 三字方
- 四字方
- 五字方
- 补遗
- 脉诀卷之十
- 序
- 脉学源流
- 部位
- 疑似机理
- 岁运
- 四时生克常变
- 脉形
- 三部要略
- 主病篇
- 九气篇
- 宜忌篇
- 奇经
- 常变篇
- 死脉
- 六脉图
- 六脉图说
- 无问录卷之末
- 序
- 伤寒伤中传并伏越两感臆解
- 伏风
- 营卫
- 气会
- 疟
- 内景图说
- 三焦
- 大小肠
- 膀胱交肠臆解
- 肠痈胃痈囊痈辨
- 拟烂肠蟠肠痈说
- 命门
- 胞中膀胱
- 阴络阳络
- 伤暑伤寒治难同法
- 中州臆解大略
- 名混之候
- 脏气阴阳
- 结胸痞满
- 痨咳用参宜否说
- 暑症阴症辨
- 脉至平人同异
- 脉有阴阳素禀不同
- 经穴针灸
- 癥积妇娠
- 神仙劳
- 经病
- 痿男
- 填科补叶
- 矾蜡丸
- 校注后记
- 方记索引
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About the author
Dong Xiyuan was a physician in premodern China. His birthplace, dates of birth and death, and the details of his life can no longer be established with certainty, and available public information about him is very limited. What can be confirmed is that he wrote a medical work entitled Yi Ji (Grades of Medicine), the only work by him held in the collection and the main basis for understanding his medical outlook. Judging from its title and its classification under medicine, Yi Ji is a traditional medical treatise, presumably concerned with medical theory, pattern identification, and clinical treatment, reflecting the author's emphasis on the stages and levels of medical learning. Owing to the scarcity of historical sources, Dong Xiyuan's actual medical practice, intellectual lineage, and later influence are not clearly recorded; nevertheless, the survival of Yi Ji shows that he held a place in the tradition of Chinese medical writing, and the book offers useful material for the study of ancient medical literature and clinical approaches.
Zhu Hangyi is an author known for his work in organizing medical literature and researching traditional Chinese medicine culture; publicly available information about him is limited, and details of his life remain unclear. Judging from the four works held in the collection, his writing centers on traditional Chinese medicine scholarship and local medical culture: An Album of Medical Cases on Chest Impediment compiles case records on the condition known as xiongbi, The Warm-Tonifying School traces the doctrinal development of this school of traditional Chinese medicine, Yi Ji concerns the collation of classical medical texts, and The Cultural Record of Jinhua Traditional Chinese Medicine focuses on documenting the history of local medicine. These works are largely compilations, school surveys, and cultural records, reflecting the author's strength in textual research and the organization of regional medical traditions, with a predominantly objective, descriptive style. They offer useful reference for readers studying clinical practice, academic history, and local medical culture in traditional Chinese medicine.
Feng Dandan: public information about this author is limited. At present, it is known only that she has one work, the medical book Yiji. This clue suggests that her writing is related to medical topics and may involve the organization and expression of medical knowledge, clinical experience, or medical education. However, because of the lack of information, her specific professional background, occupational identity, and writing career cannot be confirmed. On the available evidence, Feng Dandan is not a prolific writer; she has only a single work to her name, and its reach and academic influence cannot be judged from the library's data. Yiji is classified under medicine, indicating that its content is aimed at readers in the medical field and has a certain professional orientation. For readers who wish to learn about Feng Dandan, the only basis at present is this work itself; it is advisable to understand her writing orientation through the book's content and structure rather than speculate extensively about her life.
