Qiu Xiaomei

Name: Qiu Xiaomei
ISBN: 9787802316775

Wu Yanping / 张婷 / Luo XingjuanChina Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine2009

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Word count: 209 words
Chapters: 20
Series: China's Century of Distinguished TCM Clinicians Series
ISBN: 9787802316775

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This volume in the "China's Century of Distinguished TCM Clinicians Series" is devoted to Qiu Xiaomei and was compiled and edited by her academic-experience successors Wu Yanping, Zhang Ting, Luo Xingjuan, and others. Organized around a physician's biography, treatment of specific diseases, informal clinical notes, academic essentials, and a chronological biography, it systematically reviews the career and clinical experience of Qiu Xiaomei (1912–2001), a renowned gynecologist in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Qiu Xiaomei was one of the first female physicians in Hangzhou to obtain a traditional Chinese medicine certificate and a practice license. In 1956 she helped establish Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and long directed its TCM gynecology department. She was among the first national instructors for the inheritance of the academic experience of veteran TCM experts and founded the "Qiu school" of gynecology. Academically, she argued from the liver, spleen, and kidney, practiced pattern differentiation amid dynamic change, and sought to be loyal to Chinese medicine while drawing on Western medicine, treating both pattern and disease. The section on treatment of specific diseases forms the book's main body, covering common and difficult gynecological conditions including scanty menstruation, dysmenorrhea, abnormal uterine bleeding, amenorrhea, leukorrhea, hyperemesis gravidarum, threatened miscarriage and restless fetus, habitual miscarriage, lochiorrhea, postpartum body pain, postpartum urinary retention, insufficient lactation, infertility, visceral agitation in women, and pelvic inflammatory disease. Each condition is discussed layer by layer according to cause and location, pattern differentiation and typing, treatment methods and formulas, and clinical reflections, interspersed with the thinking behind her experience formulas such as the Menstrual-Regulating Pain-Stabilizing Powder, Two-Vine Decoction, Two-Tooth Spirit-Calming Decoction, Guixian Decoction, Lactation-Promoting Powder, and Qiu's Modified Yigong Miscarriage-Protecting Powder. The informal clinical notes and academic essentials sections collect her insights on drug use, the gynecological application of formulas and drugs such as Gentian Liver-Draining Decoction and malt, and the theory of nurturing the fetus by channel and month. The book prizes substance, highlighting the conditions she handled best, and has both clinical reference value and documentary value.

Editor's review

这是一本“小而实”的妇科临床经验集。全书约二十万字，篇幅不大，却几乎没有注水的铺陈：每一个病证都从病因病位讲到辨证分型、治法方药，再落到具体的临证心得，读来如同跟着一位老医生在门诊抄方。对中医临床医生而言，最值得反复翻看的是它的“颗粒度”。以崩漏为例，书中不满足于“分寒热虚实”这样的大原则，而是进一步交代审因、定位、止血与固本之间的先后取舍；以闭经为例，则把多囊卵巢综合征、高泌乳素血症、子宫内膜结核、卵巢早衰等不同病因分列讨论，并明确交代何时该请现代医学检查帮忙。对中医爱好者和学习者而言，医家小传与年谱两部分提供了一个时代切面：一位民国年间靠“三风”立身的杭州女医师，如何在1956年之后进入公立医院、学习西医课程、把二藤汤做成妇乐冲剂，又如何在晚年捐出毕生积蓄设立妇科发展基金。经验方与流派传承的脉络，在这里是活的。当然，它的定位非常明确，它就是经验集，既不是教科书，也不是科普读物，读者需要对中医的辨证语言有基本熟悉度，才能从中取到真东西。

Who it's for

A good fit for

从事中医妇科临床、希望提高辨证用药水平的医生
中医专业本科高年级学生与研究生，可作为临证参考读物
裘氏妇科流派传人及名老中医经验整理研究者
对近现代中医妇科史、经验方研发史感兴趣的医史文献爱好者

Not a good fit for

希望获得通俗妇科保健知识、养生方法的普通大众读者
完全没有中医基础、不熟悉辨证术语的入门读者
期待系统教科书式理论讲解而非临床经验汇编的读者

Reading tips

先读医家小传与年谱，建立裘笑梅的学术背景与时代脉络，再进入专病论治部分。
按自己常看的病证选读，如崩漏、痛经、不孕症，边读边对照原文医案，体会其辨证落点。
把书中反复出现的经验方（调经定痛散、二藤汤、二齿安神汤等）单独摘录，对照诊余漫话理解配伍意图。
读诊余漫话与学术精华时，留意其“衷中参西”的处理方式，思考何种情况下需要借助现代检查。

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China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine China · Founded in 1989

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.

Brief Biography of the Physician
Diagnosis and Treatment of Various Diseases
Hypomenorrhea: Attributed to Deficiency of Qi and Blood in the Chong and Ren Meridians; Treatment by Differentiating Deficiency and Excess; Clinical Insights
Dysmenorrhea: Both Stagnation and Malnourishment Present; Regulating Blood and Relieving Pain During Menstruation, Seeking the Root Cause and Treating the Root at Other Times; Tonifying the Kidneys and Removing Blood Stasis to Treat Membranous Dysmenorrhea; Cyclic Treatment of Dysmenorrhea in Endometriosis
Metrorrhagia and Metrostaxis: Identifying the Cause and Locating the Disease; Distinguishing Cold and Heat, Deficiency and Excess; Key Clinical Points
Amenorrhea: Syndrome-Based Treatment; Tonifying the Kidneys and Resolving Phlegm for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; Warming the Kidneys and Tonifying Yang, Resolving Phlegm and Drying Dampness for Hyperprolactinemia; Warming and Tonifying the Spleen and Kidneys for Endometrial Tuberculosis; Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine for Premature Ovarian Failure; Points to Note in Diagnosis and Treatment
Leukorrhea Disorders: Definition; Excessive Leukorrhea Differentiated by Liver, Spleen, and Kidneys; Scanty Leukorrhea Treated by Nourishing and Supplementing the Liver and Kidneys, Nourishing Blood and Removing Blood Stasis; Diagnosis and Treatment of Five-Color Leukorrhea; External Therapies; Clinical Insights
Hyperemesis Gravidarum: Attributed to Upward Reversal of Chong Qi; Regulating Qi and Harmonizing the Middle, Lowering Reversal and Stopping Vomiting; Treatment Emphasizes the Lung, Spleen, Stomach, and Liver; Clinical Points to Note
Threatened Miscarriage and Restless Fetus: Concise Meaning; Treating the Disease by Seeking Its Cause; Determining the Cause and Treating Accordingly; Clinical Insights
Recurrent Miscarriage: Attributed to Damage to the Chong and Ren Meridians; Preemptively Nourishing What Is Damaged, Combining Prevention and Treatment; Clinical Experience
Lochiorrhea: Pathogenesis of Healthy Qi Deficiency and Pathogenic Stagnation; Treatment Emphasizes Supporting Healthy Qi and Removing Blood Stasis; Key Clinical Points
Postpartum Body Pain: Pain Caused by Kidney Depletion and Blood Deficiency; Tonifying Qi and Nourishing Blood, Tonifying the Kidneys and Strengthening the Sinews; Clinical Points to Note
Postpartum Urinary Retention: Attributed to the Lung, Spleen, and Kidneys; Differentiating Deficiency and Excess; Clinical Insights
Insufficient Lactation: Insufficient Milk or Blocked Milk Ducts; Emphasis on Supplementing Milk and Unblocking the Collaterals; Clinical Application of Tongru San; Combining Prevention and Treatment
Infertility: Concise Meaning; Syndrome-Based Treatment; Removing Blood Stasis and Unblocking the Collaterals for Tubal Obstruction; Warming Yang and Warming the Palace, Filling Essence and Tonifying the Kidneys for Endocrine-Related Infertility; Clinical Insights
Female Zangzao (Visceral Agitation): Differentiated as Deficiency of Visceral Yin; Soothing the Liver and Relieving Depression, Clearing Phlegm and Calming the Spirit for Adolescent Zangzao; Nourishing the Kidneys and Filling Essence, Calming the Liver and Subduing Yang for Perimenopausal Zangzao; Points to Note
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Differentiating Dampness, Heat, Toxin, and Blood Stasis in Acute Pelvic Inflammatory Disease; Differentiating Root Deficiency and Branch Excess in Chronic Pelvic Inflammatory Disease; External Therapies
Clinical Miscellany: The Ingenious Use of Longdan Xiegan Tang; Experience in Clinical Medication; The Application of Malt in Gynecology; Experience in Treating Metrorrhagia and Metrostaxis with Chinese Medicine; Clearing Heat and Lowering Reversal to Treat Menstrual Epistaxis and Hematemesis; Emphasis on Prevention of Eclampsia; Clinical Application of the Meridian Theory in Nourishing the Fetus
Academic Essence: Establishing Arguments from the Liver, Spleen, and Kidneys; Dynamic Syndrome Differentiation; Good at Summarizing and Grasping Key Treatment Points; Grounded in Modern Science, Promoting Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine; Drawing on the Strengths of Various Schools, Integrating and Innovating; Combining Clinical Practice and Research, Striving to Keep Pace with the Times
Chronological Biography

FAQ

这本书适合没有中医基础的普通读者吗？

不太适合。全书以辨证术语、病证分型和方药讨论为主，属于面向临床医生的经验集。普通读者若只想了解妇科保健常识，建议选择科普类读物；若对中医有兴趣，可先读医家小传部分作为人物传记来读。

书中收录了哪些妇科病证？

专病论治部分涵盖月经过少、痛经、崩漏、闭经、带下、恶阻、胎漏与胎动不安、滑胎、恶露不绝、产后身痛、产后小便不通、缺乳、不孕症、妇人脏躁、盆腔炎等，基本覆盖经、带、胎、产、杂病的主要方面。

裘笑梅是谁？为什么值得专门出一本经验集？

裘笑梅（1912—2001）是浙江杭州人，杭州市早期取得中医证书与开业执照的女中医师之一，1956年参与组建浙江省中医院，长期主持中医妇科工作，为全国首批老中医药专家学术经验继承工作指导老师，创立裘氏妇科流派，研发的妇乐冲剂、妇宁胶囊等曾广泛使用。

这本书和《裘笑梅妇科临床经验选》有什么区别？

《裘笑梅妇科临床经验选》由裘笑梅本人主编，1982年由浙江科学技术出版社出版，属其自述性经验总结；本书则是2009年中国中医药出版社“中国百年百名中医临床家丛书”之一，由其学术经验继承人整理，按医家小传、专病论治、诊余漫话、学术精华、年谱的丛书统一体例编写，二者可参照阅读。

书中的方剂可以直接照方抓药使用吗？

不建议。书中方剂与剂量是针对具体病证、具体证型给出的经验用法，个体体质、病程、合并症差异很大，须由执业中医师辨证后处方。阅读时应重点理解其辨证思路与配伍逻辑，而非照搬方药。

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张婷 Author

Zhang Ting, about whom limited public information is available, has written and edited across such fields as social science, literary appreciation, biography, medicine, and management, with thirteen published works. From The Feelings of Minorities and The Translator Hawkes to Shen Kuo (in the Chinese Worthies Story Series), her interests range from marginal experience and translators to classical figures, in a style that combines scholarly care with readability; Selected Readings in Chinese Cultural Classics reflects her commitment to making classics accessible. Medical works such as the Practical Training Course in Grassroots Pediatrics, The Medical Foundations of Special Education, and A Handbook on Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment show her engagement with practical medicine and health education. Her management writings include A Case Report on the Restructuring of Large Enterprises in Northeast China. Overall, her works span a wide range of subjects, balancing knowledge dissemination with practical application.