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Bianzheng Lu, also known as Cold-Damage Disease Bianzheng Lu, Linzheng Yi'an Shanghan Bianzheng Lu, Bianzheng Qiwen, Bianzheng Bingjian, etc., is a comprehensive medical book. It was attributed to Qibo and Zhang Zhongjing by Chen Shi-duo during the Qing Dynasty. The book consists of 14 volumes with 126 sections and over 760 syndromes. Volumes 1 to 10 cover cold-damage disease, miscellaneous internal diseases, and disorders of the five sense organs. Volumes 11 and 12 focus on gynecology, while volumes 13 and 14 deal with surgery and pediatrics, respectively. The book records 776 syndromes. For each syndrome, symptoms are listed first, followed by an analysis based on the mutual rooting of yin and yang and the principles of the five elements' generation and restriction. The nature of the syndrome is determined, and then treatment methods and prescriptions are provided, explaining the effects of the formulas and the relationships between the medicinal ingredients. The reasoning is clear and easy to understand, with concise and pertinent analysis. The author often raises counterintuitive questions within conventional reasoning, then meticulously dissects the issues, eliminating uncertainties and identifying the root causes. The use of medicine is flexible and tailored to the disease, with many insights drawn from experience. However, the differentiation of syndromes focuses more on the analysis of symptoms and less on the examination of the tongue and pulse. The book frequently cites theories from the Lingshu, Suwen, and Zhang Zhongjing, adhering to ancient teachings without being constrained by them, and following ancient methods without rigidly adhering to their prescriptions. The differentiation of syndromes is precise, and the use of medicine is flexible, effectively supplementing the inadequacies of earlier scholars.

Chen Shi-duo had extensive clinical experience and began writing this book after the age of sixty. The content resembles medical case studies, with theory, methods, prescriptions, and medicine closely integrated. The differentiation of syndromes is meticulous, and the treatment is flexible, offering significant clinical value.

Due to its high clinical value, there have been many later editions of the book, with some booksellers renaming it Bianzheng Bingjian and other titles. Additionally, Qian Song of the Qing Dynasty condensed the book into a 10-volume version, renaming it Bianzheng Qiwen. More than ten Qing Dynasty editions survive. After 1949, a typeset edition of Bianzheng Lu was published, with some content abridged.