"Changsha Fanggekuo" was written by Chen Xiuyuan, a famous physician in the Qing Dynasty. It summarizes and organizes the prescriptions in Zhang Zhongjing's "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" in verse. It is an enlightenment book on prescriptions. This book consists of three parts: Chen's original text, annotations and explanations: the annotations mainly explain characters and words with different meanings in ancient and modern times to help readers understand the original text; the explanatory part mainly discusses the functions, indications and principles of prescription and use of prescriptions, in order to elaborate on Chen's academic thoughts. The language of the book is fluent, the content is rich and practical, and it is suitable for teachers and students in TCM colleges and universities, as well as TCM clinical workers to read and study.
Reader comments
This book is really good! The author Chen Nianzu presents Zhang Zhongjing's "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" in verse form. The content is easy to understand and is a good enlightenment reading for those who study traditional Chinese medicine. Moreover, the explanation part in the book is also very exciting, which allowed me to understand the functions and principles of the prescriptions. I especially like the author's rigorous academic attitude. He has strengthened my confidence in learning Chinese medicine well.
This book is really good! The author Chen Nianzu presents Zhang Zhongjing's "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" in verse form. The content is easy to understand and is a good enlightenment reading for those who study traditional Chinese medicine. Moreover, the explanation part in the book is also very exciting, which allowed me to understand the functions and principles of the prescriptions. I especially like the author's rigorous academic attitude. He has strengthened my confidence in learning Chinese medicine well.