or | Further Discourses on Acquiring Knowledge by Studying Properties of Things |
dynasty | Yuan, written in 1347 AD |
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bubble_chart Description A volume. Advocates that the human body often has an excess of yang and a deficiency of yin, elucidating the therapy of nourishing yin.
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Written by Zhu Zhen-heng of the Yuan Dynasty, the main existing versions include: Yuan Dynasty printed edition, Ming Zhengde period printed edition, Dongyuan Shiyuan edition, Complete Collection of Ancient and Modern Medical Classics edition, Japanese Kanbun 5th year (1665 AD) Murakami Hy?kan's new printed edition, Siku Quanshu edition, Congshu Jicheng edition, and the 1956 People's Health Publishing House photolithographic edition.
Ge Zhi Yu Lun is a collection of Zhu's medical essays, comprising one volume with a total of 42 medical discussions covering a wide range of topics. The arrangement of the chapters is irregular, resembling a collection of random notes. If the original chapter order is disregarded and the content is categorized, it roughly includes: discussions on life sustenance, such as "Admonitions on Diet and Lust" and "Yanglao (SI6) Discussion"; discussions on physiology and pathology, such as "Theory of Conception" and "Theory of Excess Yang and Deficient Yin"; discussions on diagnosis, such as "Theory of Unsmooth Pulse" and "Theory of Observing Physical Appearance Before Checking Pulse and Asking Symptoms"; discussions on treatment principles, such as "Theory of Treating Disease by Seeking the Root" and "Theory of Not Adhering to Taboos in Severe Illness"; discussions on specific diseases, such as "Theory of Pain Wind" and "Nue Lun"; and discussions on specific prescriptions and medicines, such as "Theory of Splenic Constipation Pills" and "Theory of Gypsum". Additionally, there are several other miscellaneous discussions.
In terms of human physiology, Zhu emphasizes the importance of yin blood, believing that yin essence is difficult to form and easily depleted, proposing the famous "Theory of Excess Yang and Deficient Yin"; in terms of etiology and pathogenesis, Zhu emphasizes damp-heat and ministerial fire, specifically writing the "Theory of Ministerial Fire", pointing out that although normal ministerial fire is the dynamic qi of the human body, it can become a thief evil if stirred by material desires; in treatment, Zhu focuses on nourishing yin, nourishing blood, and clearing heat, opposing the misuse of warm tonics and blind attacks on evil.