What are the "schools of thought contend" of TCM (masters and schools of thought)?

1, typhoid fever school: founded in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Zhongjing, a medical scientist in the Han Dynasty, combined theory with prescriptions and medicines to write Treatise on Febrile Diseases, which laid the foundation for syndrome differentiation and treatment of traditional Chinese medicine and specifically discussed the diagnosis and treatment rules of typhoid fever.

2. Cold School: Also known as Hejian School, Liu, a great master in Jin and Yuan Dynasties, focused on the pathogenesis of fiery heat, put forward the theory that "all six qi are cremated", founded the theory of "fiery heat" and used cold medicine to treat diseases. He not only made great contributions to the perfection of TCM pathogenesis theory, but also inspired later generations to establish the theory of febrile diseases.

3. Yishui School: Zhang, a native of Yishui, Hebei Province, was a doctor in the Jin Dynasty. Inspired by Neijing and Zhongzang Classic, he analyzed the occurrence and evolution of diseases with the argument of viscera deficiency and excess, summarized the use of drugs, and founded the theory of viscera pathogenesis, which had a great influence on later physicians.

4. Attacking evil schools: Zhang Congzheng, a great master in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, emphasized that "diseases are caused by evil spirits, and attacking evil spirits has caused diseases", and advocated that the treatment should focus on exorcising evil spirits, make good use of three methods of sweating, emphasize attacking methods, and oppose abuse of tonic methods.

5. Tonifying the earth school: also known as warming the earth school, Gao Li, a great scholar in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, believed that "people keep essence with stomach qi", attached great importance to the acquired spleen and stomach, and established the spleen and stomach theory, which was superior to the warming method.

6. Yin-nourishing school: a master of the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, influenced by Liu's theory of fiery heat, accepted the theory of internal injury, put forward a new theory of "Yang is always abundant, and Yin is often insufficient", and used the method of nourishing Yin to reduce fire.

7. Wen School: Many physicians such as Xue Ji and Zhang Jiebin paid attention to the study of fire and water in Ming Dynasty. Enriched and developed the theory of Mingmen, and made a breakthrough in the theory of traditional Chinese medicine.

8. Febrile disease school: the plague was prevalent in the late Ming Dynasty, and typhoid fever was ineffective. In Ming Dynasty, Wu Youke was the head, and in Qing Dynasty, Ye and Wu Tang were the backbone. They explored the treatment of exogenous fever, put forward the pathogenesis of plague and the theory of febrile diseases, and made great achievements.