Discussion of Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun)

Commentaries and Clinical Applications

Guohui Liu

• Publisher: Singing Dragon
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN:
  9781848192546
• eBook ISBN:
  9780857012005
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Acupuncture

A major new translation of the Chinese classic Shang Han Lun by scholar and medical doctor Guohui Liu makes this foundational text fully accessible to English speaking clinicians for the first time. Extensive study and research underpins the translation; the author's understanding of both classical and modern Chinese enables him to interpret fully the ancient work within the theory of Chinese medicine. An extensive commentary explains the translation, the difficulties with the text, how it has been subsequently translated and expands on the theory laid out in the original text to reach an understanding that can be applied in the clinic for diagnosis and treatment. The value of this classic text lies primarily in its establishment of a basic framework for differentiation and treatment, but it also presents 112 formulas and 88 medicinal substances, which are commonly applied in clinical work for various conditions. In this edition, the 112 formulas are fully explained in the context of the clinical experiences of well-known ancient and modern doctors, and they are also laid out in two appendices, cross referenced to the text.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• By The Same Author
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Foreword by Dr. Henry McCann
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• Zhang Ji’s Preface
• Preface for the Song Dynasty Version of Discussion of Cold Damage
• Chapter 1 Differentiation and Treatment of Tai Yang Disease Based on Examining Pulses, Symptoms and Signs (Lines 1–178)
• Chapter 2 Differentiation and Treatment of Yang Ming Disease Based on Examining Pulses, Symptoms and Signs (Lines 179–262)
• Chapter 3 Differentiation and Treatment of Shao Yang Disease Based on Examining Pulses, Symptoms and Signs (Lines 263–272)
• Chapter 4 Differentiation and Treatment of Tai Yin Disease Based on Examining Pulses, Symptoms and Signs (Lines 273–280)
• Chapter 5 Differentiation and Treatment of Shao Yin Disease Based on Examining Pulses, Symptoms and Signs (Lines 281–325)
• Chapter 6 Differentiation and Treatment of Jue Yin Disease Based on Examining Pulses, Symptoms and Signs (Lines 326–381)
• Chapter 7 Differentiation and Treatment of Huo Luan Disease Based on Examining Pulses, Symptoms and Signs (Lines 382–391)
• Chapter 8 Differentiation and Treatment of Yin Yang Yi Syndrome and Taxation Relapse Syndromes Based on Examining Pulses, Symptoms and Signs (Lines 392–398)
• Appendix 1: Chinese Dynasties and Historical Periods
• Appendix 2: Authors of Chinese Medicine Books
• Appendix 3: Conversion of Dosages from the Han Dynasty to the Present
• Appendix 4: Formulas in Discussion of Cold Damage
• Appendix 5: Formulas in Discussion of Cold Damage that Refer to a Group of Similar Formulas or a Single Formula without Detailed Ingredients
• Appendix 6: Medicinal Substances Recorded in Discussion of Cold Damage
• Bibliography
• Subject Index
• Herbs Index