What is Zhang Zhongjing's work?

Zhang Zhongjing's works include Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Treatise on Miscellaneous Diseases. In addition, there are 10 volumes of Treatise on Febrile Diseases, 1 volume of Prescriptions for Treating Women, 2 volumes of Treatise on Five Zangs and 1 volume of Arthritis. Unfortunately, it has been lost for a long time.

Zhang Zhongjing was born in Nieyang County, Nanyang (now Zhangzhai Village, Gedong Town, dengzhou city City, Henan Province). At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a medical scientist, one of the three doctors of Jian 'an, was honored as a "medical sage" 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, and it is one of the most influential works in the history of Chinese medicine.

The influence of Treatise on Febrile Diseases;

Treatise on Febrile Diseases is a must-read classic for later generations of doctors, and it has been highly praised by doctors of all ages. Up to now, it is still one of the main basic courses offered by Chinese medicine colleges and universities, and it is the source of Chinese medicine learning. In this book, Zhang Zhongjing created three firsts in the world: artificial respiration, drug enema and biliary ascaris treatment were recorded for the first time.

Treatise on Febrile Diseases has great vitality in recent 2000 years. It is recognized as the originator of China's medical prescriptions and the most influential clinical classic focusing on syndrome differentiation and treatment. Most of the prescriptions listed in the book are well matched, and many of them have been proved by modern science. Later generations of doctors can achieve good results by treating according to the law.