The Medical Classics School
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Summary
Chapter 1 discusses the environment and foundations of the school's formation; Chapter 2 introduces the school's origins and development; Chapter 3 summarizes the school's main academic transmission and innovations; Chapter 4 selects 8 representative physicians, introducing each one's life, academic achievements, selected explanatory readings of original texts from their medical works and medical treatises, and clinical diagnosis and treatment characteristics, in order to show how each physician carried forward and innovated Neijing theory and its clinical application; Chapter 5 discusses the influence of the Medical Classics School on the later development of medicine.
This book provides a relatively comprehensive and in-depth introduction to the Zhejiang Medical Classics School. The content is accessible, suitable for general Chinese medicine enthusiasts and theoretical researchers.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Researchers of Chinese medicine theory seeking a systematic understanding of the Medical Classics school's transmission and scholarly innovation
- Enthusiasts of Chinese medicine who wish to understand the later influence of the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon by starting from a regional school
- Teachers and students at Chinese medicine colleges seeking supplementary reading on school history and representative physicians' medical treatises
- Researchers of Zhejiang regional medicine and the academic history of Chinese medicine concerned with the school lineage of Zhejiang-school Chinese medicine
Not a good fit for
- General readers with no foundation in Chinese medicine who want popular health-preservation reading
- Those seeking a sentence-by-sentence vernacular translation of the Inner Canon or a quick-reference guide to clinical formulas
- Readers expecting a practical clinical manual dominated by case records and procedural guidelines
Reading tips
- Read Chapters 1 and 2 first to establish the temporal and spatial framework of the school's formation and origins, then proceed to the last three chapters.
- When reading Chapter 4, compare each physician's selected excerpts with their clinical characteristics, noting how theory is applied to diagnosis and treatment.
- If familiar with the original text of the Inner Canon, review the relevant chapters before reading this book to follow the school's transmission more smoothly.
- Save the section on influence in Chapter 5 for a later review after finishing the book, using it to test your grasp of the school's lineage.
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
- 《医经学派》编委会
- 编写说明
- 第一章 学派形成的环境与基础
- 第一节 浙江地理环境
- 第二节 浙江经济发展
- 第三节 浙江人文环境
- 第四节 浙江中医药背景
- 参考文献
- 第二章 学派的渊源与发展
- 第一节 学派的渊源
- 第二节 学派的形成
- 第三节 学派的发展
- 参考文献
- 第三章 学派的学术传承与创新
- 第一节 主要学术传承
- 第二节 主要学术创新
- 参考文献
- 第四章 主要代表人物与学术成就
- 第一节 滑寿
- 第二节 马莳
- 第三节 张景岳
- 第四节 张志聪
- 第五节 高世栻
- 第六节 沈又彭
- 第七节 姚绍虞
- 第八节 张山雷
- 第五章 学派对后世医学发展的影响
- 第一节 医经学派与浙派中医
- 第二节 学派的国内外传播
- 参考文献
- 《浙派中医丛书》总书目
FAQ
Is this book an annotated edition of the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon?
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Why focus on the Zhejiang Medical Classics school?
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About the author
Zheng Hongbin: public information is limited, and only the Chinese name and two medical works are currently known. The representative works are The Medical Classics School and Immortal Grand Master Lou Ying: Academic Thought and Clinical Application, both in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. Judging from their subjects, Zheng Hongbin focuses on sorting out the academic schools of Chinese medicine and organizing the thought of physicians: the former presumably unfolds around the Medical Classics School as a line of academic transmission in Chinese medicine, while the latter takes the Ming dynasty physician Lou Ying as its subject and examines his academic thought and clinical application. Taken together, the two books show a writing approach weighted toward textual sources and scholarly exposition, using school transmission and individual physician case studies as entry points to serve research on the academic history and clinical experience of Chinese medicine. Because biographical information is scarce, the author's nationality, dates of birth and death, education, and positions cannot be confirmed and are not speculated upon here; only the subjects and orientation of the known works are briefly introduced.
