Medical Talks by Renowned Senior Physicians of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Liu Qiang / Wang Weipeng / Zhou FengwuScientific and Technical Documentation Press1985

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Chapters: 40

Summary

Medical Talks by Renowned Senior Physicians of Traditional Chinese Medicine was compiled by Liu Qiang and Wang Weipeng, reviewed by Zhou Fengwu, and published in 1985 by the Chongqing Branch of the Science and Technology Literature Press. The book gathers nearly two hundred medical talks by 130 distinguished contemporary Chinese medicine scholars, including such masters as Feng Longbo, Cheng Menxue, Deng Tietao, Yue Meizhong, Zhu Liangchun, Liu Duzhou, Qin Bowei, and Ren Yingqiu, arranged in order of the authors' surnames by stroke count. A "medical talk" (yihua) is a free-form genre, not confined to a single specialty, recording in note form insights on medical history, medical theory, pattern identification and treatment, proven formulas, and the art of prescribing. The sources for this collection include manuscripts provided by the authors themselves or organized by their disciples, selections from clinical experience collections and medical journals of the time, and posthumous manuscripts of deceased physicians. The contents expound TCM theory, clinical insights, and distinctive views from various angles, including clinical observations and practical therapeutic experience not easily found in ordinary formula books and treatises. Examples include Ding Guangdi on treating morning diarrhea with the method of raising yang; Deng Tietao on chronic nephritis and on treating profuse uterine bleeding with single-herb human hair; Ren Yingqiu on differentiating and treating stroke and on "pathogens needing an outlet"; Zhu Liangchun on the use of pinellia; Yue Meizhong on pattern identification and treatment in relation to time and space; Qin Bowei on consumptive disease, headache, and the method of restoring yang; and Cheng Menxue on treating stroke. The book is one of the representative achievements of the 1980s movement to rescue and organize the experience of renowned senior physicians; varied in form and length, it is suited to casual desk reading and offers reference value for enriching TCM theory, broadening clinical experience, and raising the level of medical practice.

Editor's review

这是一部“开一卷而识百家”的旧版好书。20世纪80年代初，在“抢救名老中医经验”的呼声中，刘强、王维澎向全国著名中医学者发函征稿，历时两年汇集成书，周凤梧以七十二岁高龄逐篇审订并作序，耿鉴庭也为本书撰序。任应秋卧病在床，仍嘱学生复函支持，可见当年这批医话的珍贵。与系统的教材、专著不同，医话是“随得随录”的文体：或谈一味药的用量与炮制，或辨一个证候的虚实真假，或记录一次误治的教训，短则数百字，长不过千言，却往往是一生临证的结晶。本书按医家姓氏笔划编排，从丁光迪的升阳治晨泄，到魏龙骧的桑叶止夜汗、白术通便秘，随手翻读皆有启发；邓铁涛、朱良春、刘渡舟、岳美中、秦伯未、蒲辅周、程门雪等大家的心得，也都能在此找到精炼的表述。 1985年原版32开674页、印数仅一万三千册，如今旧书市场已不易得。2025年河南科学技术出版社以《名老中医临证医话》之名重排新版，说明这部书的经验至今仍被需要。对希望跳出教科书框架、体会老一辈中医“如何想、如何辨、如何下笔开方”的读者，它是一本值得置于案头反复推敲的书。

Who it's for

A good fit for

中医临床医师，尤其是希望汲取老一辈临证心法的基层与青年中医
中医院校师生，可作为医案医话类课程与经典学习的补充读物
对近现代名医学术流派与经验传承感兴趣的中医爱好者
从事中医文献整理、名医经验总结的研究人员

Not a good fit for

完全没有中医基础的入门读者，书中术语与辨证思路门槛较高
期望按病名查方、寻求直接照方抓药的普通患者
只想要系统教材式知识框架、循序渐进讲解的读者

Reading tips

不必从头读到尾，可按自己关注的科别或医家姓氏索引跳读，先挑熟悉的病证对照临床
读到具体方药时，先弄清作者的辨证依据与加减思路，再考虑是否适用于自己的病例
把书中不同医家对同一病证（如中风、泄泻、崩漏）的说法对照阅读，体会流派差异
遇到不熟悉的古方、药名与术语，随手查阅方剂学、中药学工具书，做好笔记

About the publisher

Scientific and Technical Documentation Press China · Founded in 1973

Scientific and Technical Documentation Press has long focused on publishing in science and technology, medicine, and health. Its list covers applied psychology, popular science, medicine, health, and fashion, with an emphasis on turning specialized knowledge into practical reading for general audiences. Representative titles include psychology works such as A Girl's Psychoanalytic Treatment Notes and The Child, the Family and the Outside World, illustrated popular-science books such as The Dinosaur Encyclopedia: Theropod Dinosaurs and NASA's Ultimate Stargazing Guide, and health titles such as The Bible of Gynecology and Medical Matters. Its authors include the psychologist D. W. Winnicott alongside popular-science and medical writers. The press has developed distinctive lines in psychotherapy, astronomy and stargazing, women's health, and illustrated herbals, balancing scholarly rigor with readability.

Talks by Ding Guangdi (Jiangsu) / On Treating Morning Diarrhea by Raising Yang; On the Practical Value of Hou's Black Powder and Wind-Drawing Decoction
Talks by Fang Yousheng (Jiangxi) / Some Reflections on Zhang Zhongjing's Ephedra Formulas; Distinguishing "Dan" from "Dan"; Random Notes on the Treatment of Profuse Uterine Bleeding
Talks by Ma Longbo (Beijing) / Key Points on Amenorrhea
Talks by Ma Lianxiang (Zhejiang) / Bailong Decoction for Paroxysmal Cough in Whooping Cough
Talks by Fang Yaozhong (Beijing) / Use Aphrodisiacs with Caution in Treating Premature Ejaculation and Impotence
Talks by Deng Tietao (Guangdong) / On Experience in Treating Chronic Nephritis; One Prescription for Fifty People with Externally Contracted Cough; Single-Herb Human Hair for Profuse Uterine Bleeding
Talks by Wei Wengui (Beijing) / A Brief Discussion of Yang-Tonifying Herbs; Attention to Stomach Qi in Treating Eye Diseases
Talks by Wang Shixiang (Tianjin) / On Experience in Treating Hyperthyroidism; Miscellaneous Notes on Treating Asthma
Talks by Wang Wending (Beijing) / On Experience in Treating Mania
Talks by Wang Zhengyu (Shaanxi) / The Theory of Pattern Identification and Treatment in TCM Must Not Be Neglected, and More
Talks by Yin Huihe (Beijing) / A Brief Discussion of Treating Vaginal Discharge
Talks by Situ Ling (Guangdong) / Traditional Medical Talks on the "Nine Needles and Twelve Sources" Chapter of the Lingshu
Talks by Ye Xichun (Zhejiang) / On Experience in Treating Stomach Pain; Random Notes on Diagnosing and Treating Damp-Warmth
Talks by Ye Juquan (Jiangsu) / Methods of Abdominal Diagnosis and Examples of Treatment
Talks by Ren Yingqiu (Beijing) / Differentiation and Treatment of Stroke; A Critique of Soothing the Liver; Pathogens Must Have an Outlet
Talks by Guan Youbo (Beijing) / Miscellaneous Notes on Study and Practice; Reflections on Curing "Chronic Colitis" with Chinese Herbs
Talks by Jiang Erxun (Sichuan) / Random Notes on Bupleurum
Talks by Jiang Yuren (Jiangsu) / Cinnamon Twig plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction—An Ancient Formula for Modern Use
Talks by Xu Lühe (Jiangsu) / On Bloody Nipple Discharge; On Treating Scrofula
Talks by Zhu Xiaonan (Shanghai) / Clinical Experience with Premenstrual Breast Distension; Clinical Experience with Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Talks by Zhu Renkang (Beijing) / A Brief Discussion of Pattern Identification in Skin Diseases; Some Experience with the Use of Raw Rehmannia
Talks by Zhu Liangchun (Jiangsu) / New Explorations in the Use of Pinellia; Liu Jinu for Blood Stasis and Urinary Retention; Five-Flavored Trotters for Descending Turbidity and Harmonizing Yin and Yang; Treating Incontinence by Promoting Flow, Invigorating Blood to Stop Bleeding
Talks by Sun Yunzhong (Liaoning) / On Treating Acute Diseases with Chinese Medicine
Talks by Liu Fengwu (Beijing) / On Treating Menstrual Disorders
Talks by Liu Bingfan (Hunan) / Some Experience in Treating Tumors
Talks by Liu Duzhou (Beijing) / A Note on Classical Formulas
Talks by He Ren (Zhejiang) / Talking with Young TCM Practitioners About Scholarship; The Stomach Should Be Kept Unobstructed
Talks by Shen Zhonggui (Beijing) / Random Notes on Treating Damp-Warmth; Random Notes on Treating Bi Syndrome
Talks by Zou Yunxiang (Jiangsu) / Prevention and Treatment of Four Common Geriatric Diseases
Talks by Yan Cangshan (Shanghai) / Differentiating Cold Limbs in Febrile Disease; Three Protective Methods in Treating Warm Disease
Talks by Yu Ying'ao (Beijing) / Jisu Powder from Fine Formulas for Women and Its Clinical Application; Diagnosis and Treatment of Rash in Febrile Disease
Talks by Shi Zhensheng (Beijing) / A Tentative Discussion of the Root and Branch in TCM Pattern Identification and the Diagnostic Method
Talks by Wu Peiheng (Yunnan) / Experience in Treating Chronic Infantile Convulsion; Cold Block; Spring Warm Disease Cured with Cold Water
Talks by Li Keshao (Shandong) / Random Notes on Treating Spermatorrhea; Clinical Reflections on "The Lung Is the Upper Source of Water"; The Essentials of Pattern Identification
Talks by Li Sichì (Sichuan) / A Brief Discussion of the Method of Soothing the Liver; The Lesson of "Treating Impotence by Taking Yangming Alone"; The Essentials of Pattern Identification
Talks by Li Congpu (Hunan) / The Use of the Eight Methods
Talks by Du Yumao (Shaanxi) / Random Notes on the Clinical Use of Aconite Compound Formulas
Talks by Zhang Qi (Heilongjiang) / On Clinical Experience Using Gypsum to Treat Acute Febrile Disease
Talks by Zhang Zanchen (Shanghai) / Three Methods for Treating Chronic Hepatitis; Rules for Using Herbs in Hoarseness
Talks by Yue Meizhong (Beijing) / A Tentative Discussion of Pattern Identification and Treatment in Relation to Time and Space; On Treating the Lung

FAQ

《名老中医医话》和《名老中医临证医话》是同一本书吗？

内容同源。前者是1985年科学技术文献出版社重庆分社出版的原书，由刘强、王维澎选辑、周凤梧审订；后者是2025年河南科学技术出版社出版的重编新版（ISBN 9787572520433），由刘强、王维澎编著，内容同样涉及医史、医论、辨证施治、验方与遣方用药。

这本书收录了多少位医家、多少则医话？

据该书选辑说明与相关书目资料，全书收录约130位当代中医学者与名老中医的医话近二百则，按作者姓氏笔划为序编排，涵盖内科、妇科、儿科、外科、五官科及针灸等多个领域。

书中收录了哪些著名医家？

包括邓铁涛、岳美中、朱良春、刘渡舟、秦伯未、任应秋、蒲辅周、程门雪、施今墨、赵炳南、哈荔田、金寿山、周凤梧、彭静山、耿鉴庭、何任、罗元恺、班秀文等，多为20世纪中后期各科代表人物。

现在还能买到这本书吗？

1985年原版印数有限，目前主要通过孔夫子旧书网等二手书渠道寻找，品相与价格差异较大；若只想阅读内容，可考虑2025年河南科学技术出版社的新版《名老中医临证医话》。

阅读时需要注意什么？

医话多为一家之言与个人经验，涉及的方药剂量、适应证须结合现代规范与患者具体情况判断，不可直接照搬。建议在具备中医基础的前提下阅读，并将其作为思路启发而非处方手册。

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Liu Qiang Author · China · 1966

Liu Qiang, born in Suqian, Jiangsu in 1966, is a Chinese publisher and planner of educational supplementary books and currently general manager of Beijing Beijiao Culture and Media Co., Ltd. Since 1989 he has edited the "Middle School English Study Guide" series and has planned and edited supplementary series such as "1+1 Lightweight Champion," "Classroom Live," and "Key Exam Points," with cumulative distribution exceeding 400 million copies. The library holds 64 of his works, which beyond supplementary publishing also touch on literary appreciation, Eastern philosophy, medicine, culture, and industrial technology; representative works include editions and selections of "A New Account of Tales of the World" and the inner, outer, and miscellaneous chapters of "Zhuangzi." Public information is limited, but the available works indicate an editorial orientation combining educational publishing with the popularization of traditional culture, with selections emphasizing the organization and guided reading of classic texts while balancing practicality and readability.