Zhongjing's Principles and Methods

Name: Zhongjing's Principles and Methods
ISBN: 9787513258203

王伟China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine · ChinaAug 2020

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Word count: 230K words
Chapters: 132
ISBN: 9787513258203

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Summary

This book offers an in-depth exposition of Zhongjing's principles and methods and of clinical diagnosis and treatment. In particular, it innovatively uses the "Renying Qikou pulse method" to locate the six meridians and verifies it through form, color, pulse, and pattern, making clinical diagnosis precise and clear and giving every one of Zhongjing's formulas a "clear direction" in application. The book also explicitly proposes the pattern-differentiation levels of "zang, fu, meridian, and collateral," and offers many original explanations and analyses, especially of zang-fu diseases and collateral-vessel diseases that physicians easily overlook, clearing up blind spots in clinical practice where "no amount of thought yields an answer." The author advocates and practices: maintaining a state of tranquility and emptiness, genuinely experiencing the classics, enjoying reading the classics, and investigating to restore the truth of Chinese medicine.

Editor's review

This book centers on Zhang Zhongjing's academic thought. Its focus is not a general introduction to formulas but a clarification of the reasoning behind clinical pattern identification and differentiation. The author takes the "Renying Qikou pulse method" as the entry point for locating the six meridians, then combines form, color, pulse, and pattern for mutual verification, attempting to move the application of classical formulas from empirical correspondence toward a clear direction. The book proposes the pattern-differentiation levels of "zang, fu, meridian, and collateral" and explains in some detail the easily overlooked links in zang-fu diseases and collateral-vessel diseases. It suits readers who already have some foundation in the classics and encounter confusion in pattern differentiation in clinical practice. The writing carries a strong personal reflective tone and emphasizes returning to the classical texts to experience the principles and methods rather than mechanically matching formulas. Read slowly, comparing your own clinical thinking as you go, and pay particular attention to the connection between pulse-method localization and pattern-differentiation levels. For beginners, some discussions require simultaneous understanding of the original text of Shanghan Lun and Jinkui Yaolue in order to grasp them well.

Who it's for

A good fit for

TCM clinicians who have studied the basic passages of Shanghan Lun and Jinkui Yaolue
Readers confused about the localization of pattern differentiation in classical formulas who wish to clarify their thinking
TCM researchers interested in the relationship between pulse-based pattern differentiation and six-meridian localization
TCM enthusiasts with some clinical experience who want to raise their level of pattern differentiation

Not a good fit for

Complete beginners with no TCM foundation encountering classical formulas for the first time
Readers seeking a quick-reference manual that only looks up fixed formulas for specific diseases
Readers less receptive to personal reflective discussions of pulse methods and who prefer standardized textbooks

Reading tips

First read through once to grasp the book's overall framework of principles and methods, then return to close reading of the chapters on pulse methods and pattern-differentiation levels.
Keep the original text of Shanghan Lun and Jinkui Yaolue at hand while reading, and compare passages whenever formula-pattern discussions arise.
Take reading notes alongside your own clinical cases, recording insights from cross-referencing the Renying Qikou pulse method with form, color, pulse, and pattern.
Do not rush to fully accept the book's original discussions; verify them on a small scale in clinical practice before rereading.

About the publisher

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.

版权信息
序
不增不减读伤寒（代前言）
上篇仲景思维：诊法与治法
第一章回归张仲景的思维
一、中国人思维的起源
二、中国思维的特点
三、回到古人的心去观察世界
四、重新认识阴阳
五、阴阳在临床中的应用
六、培养古人的思维
七、知其要者，一言而终
第二章张仲景的基本诊法
一、六经的实质
二、体认六经病
三、六经脉法
四、六经与人体经络的关系
五、平脉法中的脉学精华
六、经典对寸关尺脉的认识
七、经典中的阳脉与阴脉
八、阳病见阴脉者死，阴病见阳脉者生
九、胃气的诊断
十、经典中的诊断流程
十一、望闻问切——神圣工巧
十二、如何训练医生准确诊断的能力
第三章六经治法总论
一、辨何论治
二、用经典的方法学习经典
三、用经典的思维方式去思考经典
四、法天则地体会经典
五、六经病的治疗大法
六、六经病代表方剂
七、体会中药
八、经方的着眼点
九、体会经方
十、经典是体悟之学
附：关于《伤寒论》版本的选择
下篇阴阳辨证：六经病治则
第四章辨太阳病脉证并治上
一、太阳病脉浮的分析
二、太阳病象
三、《伤寒论》中的日数
四、疾病的传变
五、太阳表寒脉证并治
六、太阳表中风脉证并治
七、太阳病误治后表证仍在的脉证
八、络脉病的脉证论治
九、温病的脉证
十、上士闻道勤而行之
第五章辨太阳病脉证并治下
一、读经明理
二、风寒入里的脉证论治
三、合病与并病的脉证并治
四、外寒里热脉证并治
五、风湿相搏病脉证并治
六、太阳病总结
七、结胸与痞病脉证并治
八、邪入心胸脉证并治
九、血蓄下焦脉证并治
十、炙甘草汤的应用
十一、主不明则十二官危
第六章辨阳明病脉证并治
一、知行合一学中医
二、阳明之为病，胃家实是也
三、阳明病的成因
四、太阳病与阳明病的鉴别
五、阳明病的中风与中寒
六、阳明病的治法
七、三承气汤的应用
八、白虎汤的应用
九、脾约脉证并治
十、太阳阳明、正阳阳明与少阳阳明
十一、阳明发黄脉证并治
十二、阳明病其他证型举例
十三、阳明病总结
第七章辨少阳病脉证并治
一、取象比类思维的训练
二、少阳病总论
三、少阳病的诊断
四、少阳病的形成机理
五、少阳病的治法
六、小柴胡汤脉证与加减
七、经方加减与经方合用的法则
八、小柴胡汤类方脉证应用
九、诸病在脏的治法
十、真实地运用经方
第八章辨太阴病脉证并治
一、利用问诊准确判断病机
二、疾病传入三阴病的原因
三、三阴病的诊断与治疗法则
四、太阴病象
五、太阴病的诊断
六、太阴病的治疗大法
七、太阴病的代表方剂
八、太阴病其他证型举例
九、虚劳病的治疗
十、五谷的养护
十一、太阴病的愈后
十二、经方之美
第九章辨少阴病脉证并治
一、合于经典，合于自然
二、少阴病的诊断
三、少阴病的治疗大法
四、少阴病的代表方剂：四逆汤
五、少阴病兼证与常用方证
六、少阴病咽痛的治法举例
七、少阴病三急下证
八、少阴病艾灸补泻与灸法的注意事项
九、阳气的养护
十、还原经方的原意
第十章辨厥阴病脉证并治
一、中医的大学之道
二、厥阴病象
三、厥阴病的诊断
四、厥阴病的治法
五、乌梅丸脉证
六、当归四逆汤脉证
七、麻黄升麻汤脉证
八、其他脉证举例
九、至虚有盛候
十、徵四失论
第十一章六经证治总括
一、人体的实相
二、守一
三、守阴阳
四、守六经
五、审查邪气、审查表里、审查脏腑
六、上守神
七、用药调气
八、中医疗效的判断
九、治病如拔刺、雪污、解结、决闭
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FAQ

Can I understand this book without a solid foundation in Shanghan Lun?

The book assumes readers already have a basic understanding of the formula-pattern passages in Shanghan Lun and Jinkui Yaolue, and its discussions often directly involve the six meridians and formulas. Readers with no foundation may struggle with the sections on pulse-method localization and pattern-differentiation levels. It is advisable to first build a foundation in the classical original text before starting this book, or to read it alongside textbooks.

Is the "Renying Qikou pulse method" the core of the whole book?

According to the book's introduction, the author uses the Renying Qikou pulse method to locate the six meridians and verifies it through form, color, pulse, and pattern; this is a distinctive entry point of the book. But it serves the overall exposition of principles and methods, and readers should understand it within the framework of six-meridian pattern differentiation and the zang-fu and meridian-collateral levels rather than treating it in isolation as a pulse technique.

Is this book more suitable for clinicians or for TCM enthusiasts?

Judging from its content, it leans toward readers who already have some foundation in the classics and some clinical exposure. Clinicians can use its reasoning to reflect on pattern-differentiation localization; enthusiasts with a good foundation in reading the classics can also benefit, but the book involves clinical analysis of zang-fu diseases and collateral-vessel diseases, and understanding will be diminished without a practical background.

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王伟 Author

Wang Wei is an author whose works span several fields; public information about him is limited, and details such as his life story and nationality remain unclear. Judging from the 65 titles held in the collection, his interests range across Eastern and Western philosophy, medicine, politics, culture, and documentary literature. Representative works include Chu Ci Collation and Notes and A Compilation of Scattered Chu Ci Materials from Successive Dynasties, reflecting his engagement with the textual study of the Chu Ci; Ling Shu Principles and Methods, Zhongjing Principles and Methods, and Illustrated Minimally Invasive Abdominal Surgery show his attention to traditional Chinese medical theory and surgery; The Prince, the third volume of the First Book to Understand the World Pattern, on China's periphery, and Epidemic and Social Contagion on Complex Networks further reveal a scope covering political thought, international affairs, and interdisciplinary research. Overall, his works combine textual compilation, knowledge popularization, and topical studies, offering reference for readers with different needs.