"Four Diagnosis and Judgments" is a monograph on traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and is the representative work of Lin Zhihan in the Qing Dynasty. Lin collected extensively the theories from classical medical books such as "Nei Jing", "Difficult Classics", "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases", "Mai Jing" and other classical medical books and the essence of sages, and added detailed annotations to write eight volumes of "Four Diagnosis and Juewei", plus one volume of "Guangui Fuyu". Volumes 1 to 3 of the book focus on vision, smell, and consultation. It discusses in detail the various changes in appearance and color of the face, mouth, nose, ears, eyes, teeth, tongue and other parts. It uses sound to examine the method of clearing and turbidity of yin and yang, the deficiency and excess of cold and heat, and understands the changes of the disease through the diagnosis and questioning of character, daily life, appetite, bitterness and pleasure. It also analyzes Zhang Jingyue's Ten Questions in detail, and discusses the three diagnoses in detail. Volumes 4 to 7 mainly discuss the twenty-nine meridians, bodies, phenomena, and main diseases, taking into account the essence of the sages and analyzing them in a unified manner without relying on ancient theories. Volume 8 mainly discusses the pulses of the six qi and the diagnosis of the festivals, with diagrams and formulas attached to it, allowing later scholars to understand Yi Ming. Later, there was a volume of "Guangui Fuyu", which listed the functions of the original pulse, the instructions for the floating pulse to control the interior, and the instructions for the sinking pulse to control the surface, etc., With new insights every time. "Four Diagnosis Judgments" systematically summarizes the achievements of the four diagnoses in ancient and modern times, and classifies them into descriptions. It is an important diagnostic method book for the specific application of the four diagnostic methods.
Reader comments
This book "Four Diagnosis and Decisions" is really good! The author Lin Zhihan emphasized the importance of the four diagnoses in the book. Just as he said, "Looking at the river and asking questions, you can't fly across the beams and rafts." He also mentioned that "Wang is the best technique among the four diagnostic methods", which I very much agree with. The content of this book is accurate and well-founded, and is of great help to those practicing medicine. It is worth reading!
This book "Four Diagnosis and Decisions" is really good! The author Lin Zhihan emphasized the importance of the four diagnoses in the book. Just as he said, "Looking at the river and asking questions, you can't fly across the beams and rafts." He also mentioned that "Wang is the best technique among the four diagnostic methods", which I very much agree with. The content of this book is accurate and well-founded, and is of great help to those practicing medicine. It is worth reading!