Zhang Zhongjing was a physician in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and one of the "Three Magical Doctors" in Jian 'an. He was honored as a "medical saint" by later generations. Zhang Zhongjing extensively collected medical prescriptions and wrote the masterpiece Treatise on Febrile Diseases handed down from ancient times. The principle of "syndrome differentiation and treatment" established by him is the basic principle of TCM clinic and the soul of TCM.
In the aspect of prescription science, Treatise on Febrile Diseases has also made great contributions, creating many dosage forms and recording a large number of effective prescriptions. The therapeutic principle of differentiation of six meridians established by him has been highly praised by doctors in past dynasties.
This is the first medical monograph in China to establish the law of syndrome differentiation and treatment from theory to practice. It is one of the most influential works in the history of Chinese medicine, and it is a necessary classic work for later scholars to study Chinese medicine, which has been widely valued by medical students and clinicians.
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One of the important reasons why Zhang Zhongjing is highly respected is the important medical thought of "syndrome differentiation and treatment" embodied in this book. It can be said that its appearance has played an absolute leading role in the development of Chinese medicine in later generations.
Treatise on Febrile Diseases is the earliest monograph on clinical diagnosis and treatment in China, and it has been praised as a "treasure book for generations" by later physicians. This paper systematically analyzes the etiology, symptoms, development stages and treatment methods of typhoid fever, creatively establishes the principle of syndrome differentiation and treatment of typhoid fever according to the classification of six meridians, and lays the theoretical foundation of principle, method, prescription and medicine.
There are more than 300 prescriptions selected in the book, and the compatibility of these prescriptions is relatively refined and the indications are clear. Such as Mahuang Decoction, Guizhi Decoction, Chaihu Decoction, Baihu Decoction, Qinglong Decoction, Maxingshi Dry Decoction, etc. After thousands of years of clinical practice, these famous prescriptions have been proved to have high curative effect, which has provided a foundation for the development of TCM prescription science.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhang Zhongjing