Yu Wuyan

Name: Yu Wuyan
ISBN: 9787801561312

余瀛鳌China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine2001

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Word count: 116K words
Chapters: 15
Series: One Hundred Distinguished Chinese Clinical Practitioners of the Past Century
ISBN: 9787801561312

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Summary

This is the Yu Wuyan volume of the "One Hundred Distinguished Chinese Clinical Practitioners of the Past Century" series, compiled by Yu Ying'ao, a younger relative of Yu Wuyan and a scholar of medical history and literature. Yu Wuyan (1900–1963), originally named Yu Yu, courtesy name Zeming, was a native of Funing, Jiangsu, born into a family of hereditary physicians, and a renowned modern master of classical formulas, clinician, and educator of Chinese medicine. He studied Zhang Zhongjing's learning in his early years and also studied under the Western-trained physician Yu Fengbin and a German doctor, advocating that "Chinese medicine be made scientific and Western medicine sinicized." He long taught at the Shanghai College of Chinese Medicine and the Suzhou Institute of National Medicine, and after going to Beijing in 1956 worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, participating in the compilation and review of national Chinese medicine textbooks. The book is arranged in four parts: "Biography of the Physician," "Treatment of Specific Diseases," "Informal Talks After Diagnosis," and "Chronology." The biography traces his family background, education, practice, and teaching, presenting the formation of his scholarly thought; the treatment section is compiled from his case records Wings of Experience and covers the differentiation and prescription of conditions such as wind-attack, cold damage, damp-warmth, heat disease, and warm disease, showing his precise diagnosis, skilled use of classical formulas, and boldness in medication; the informal talks collect his clinical insights on constitution and drug properties, treatment methods for damp-warmth, combined Chinese and Western treatment of renal edema, and formulas such as the "Hundred-Effect Pill for Sores and Boils." Concise in length and covering both life and clinical practice, the book is an introductory reader for understanding the scholarly profile of a modern classical-formula physician.

Editor's review

余无言是近代中医界少见的“经方＋外科＋中西汇通”型医家，其专著《伤寒论新义》《金匮要略新义》影响甚广，而临床医案《翼经经验录》却流传有限。本书把这两条线索接了起来：一边以医家小传交代其从苏北世家子弟到北京中医学院教授的完整轨迹，一边从《翼经经验录》中择取伤风、伤寒、湿温、热病、温病等病证的真实治案，读者能直接看到他如何抓主症、辨寒热、定方药。诊余漫话部分更见分量，谈体质与寒温补泻的关系、谈湿温的治法层次、谈中西两法合治肾脏性水肿，都有“不依傍古人、不轻视新知”的意味。全书仅一百一十余千字，一两个晚上就能读完，却能把一位医家的学术骨架与临证手感同时立起来。对于想从医案入手理解近代经方运用，或在伤寒与温病之间寻找通融思路的读者，这是一册性价比很高的入口书。

Who it's for

A good fit for

对近代经方派医家学术与医案感兴趣的中医学习者
正在研习伤寒、温病及湿温辨证的临床中医师
希望了解民国至建国初期中医教育与学术转型的医史爱好者
中医专业院校师生，可作为医家经验类补充读物

Not a good fit for

完全没有中医基础、希望看通俗养生读物的普通读者
只想要《伤寒论新义》等专著原文与逐条注释的读者

Reading tips

先读医家小传，弄清余无言的师承、执教背景与“中西汇通”主张，再进入医案部分。
读专病论治时准备一本笔记本，按病证抄录主症、病机判断与所用方药，对照《伤寒论》原文回看。
诊余漫话宜慢读，可结合自身体质或临床常见湿温、水肿病例做批注，不必求一次读透。
若对余氏学术产生兴趣，可延伸阅读其《伤寒论新义》（天津科学技术出版社2024年重刊本）与《金匮要略新义》。

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.

Biography of the Physician
Treatment of Specific Diseases
1 Wind-Attack
2 Cold Damage
3 Damp-Warmth
4 Heat Disease
5 Warm Disease
Informal Talks After Diagnosis
1 Drug Properties of Cold and Warm, Tonifying and Draining Must Consider the Patient's Constitution
2 Combined Chinese and Western Treatment of Renal Edema
3 On Treatment Methods for Damp-Warmth
4 Key Prescriptions and Treatments for Primary Damp-Warmth Patterns
5 On the "Hundred-Effect Pill for Sores and Boils"
Chronology
Afterword

FAQ

这本书是余无言本人写的吗？

不是。本书属“中国百年百名中医临床家丛书”，由余瀛鳌编撰，属对余无言生平与临证经验的整理研究；其中专病论治部分依据余氏医案《翼经经验录》整理，诊余漫话亦取自其临证心得。

书里收录了哪些病证的治疗内容？

据该书目录，专病论治涉及伤风、伤寒、湿温、热病、温病等病证；诊余漫话则讨论体质与寒温补泻、湿温治法、中西两法调治肾脏性水肿及“痈疔百效丸”等议题。

想学《伤寒论》读这本合适吗？

本书不是《伤寒论》的注本，而是医家经验集。若想系统研读原文与注释，宜读余无言的《伤寒论新义》；本书更适合在读过原文后，用来看一位经方家如何把条文落到具体病案上。

余无言的学术主张有什么特点？

他主张“中医科学化，西医中国化”，认为医学不应以中西划界而应取长补短；临床上善用经方、时方，辨证明确，长于伤寒、温病、杂病与中医外科，用药颇有胆识。

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余瀛鳌 Author

Yu Ying’ao is an author in the Chinese book market who focuses on medical and health topics, with works centering on traditional traumatology knowledge and daoyin health preservation. Seventeen of his works are included in the collection, with representative titles such as Hui Tong Traumatology, Taoist Traumatology, Confucian Traumatology, School Traumatology, Military Traumatology, Miscellaneous Traumatology, Daoyin Traumatology, and Ethnic Traumatology. These titles suggest that he attempts to systematically sort out the diverse aspects of traumatology theory and practice along the lines of different schools of thought and ethnic medicine. His writing emphasizes classification and origins, showing a clear character of documentary organization, and is suitable for readers interested in traditional Chinese bone traumatology, daoyin exercises, and traditional health preservation. It should be noted that public information about Yu Ying’ao’s personal experience, education, and positions is limited; at present, his writing direction can only be understood through the themes and categories of his works.