Treatise on Febrile Diseases systematically summarizes the theory of "syndrome differentiation and treatment" and has made important contributions to the development of TCM etiology and prescription theory in China. Later, the book was regarded as "the ancestor of Fang Shu" and Zhang Zhongjing was also called "Master Jing Fang".
After writing this book, Zhang Zhongjing still devoted himself to studying medicine until his death. In 285 A.D., after Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, unified the whole country, Zhang Zhongjing's body was transported back to his hometown for burial by later generations, and the medical shrine and Zhongjing's tomb were built in Nanyang.
Book influence
Treatise on Febrile Diseases has not only become a must-read book for physicians in China, but also spread widely overseas, such as Japan, Korea, Viet Nam, Mongolia and other countries. In Japan, in particular, there was once an ancient school specializing in Zhang Zhongjing in history. Until today, the Japanese traditional Chinese medicine community still likes to use Zhang Zhongjing's prescription. In some famous Chinese medicine factories in Japan, typhoid prescriptions generally account for more than 60%.
Among the proprietary Chinese medicines (leaching agents) produced by some famous Japanese pharmaceutical factories, such as Kotaro, Uchida, Shengjitang, etc., typhoid prescriptions generally account for more than 60% (some of which are obviously the evolution of typhoid prescriptions). It can be seen that Treatise on Febrile Diseases has a far-reaching influence in the field of Japanese traditional Chinese medicine and even in the world.