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fang ji

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formulas that are put into practice, and not merely concepts or intellectual exercises

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on the origins and development of medicine in china (1930)

- xie guan

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summed up nature of the practice of chinese medicine in 4 terms:

principles, strategies, formulas, and medicinals

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prescriptions for fifty-two ailments (qin/han dynasty)

- unknown

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straightforward text: disorder listed, treatment given

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han dynasty medical bamboo strips from wuwei (qin/han dynasty)
- unknown

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similar to zhang zhong-jing, but not as organized and detailed

contains decoctions, pills, powders, syrups, and external applications

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discussion of cold damage and miscellaneous diseases (eastern han dynasty)
- zhang zhong-jing

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“true ancestor of all formularies”

externally-contracted diseases, 6 levels (discussion of cold damage)

internally-generated diseases, detailed taxonomy of diseases (essentials from the golden cabinet)

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emergency formulas to keep up one’s sleeve (jin dynasty)

- ge hong

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features the use of simple and inexpensive, yet effective, formulas

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discussion of the origins of the symptoms of disease (tang dynasty)
- unknown

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describes the etiology, pathodynamic, and natural history of over 1700 symptoms and disorders

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important formulas worth a thousand gold pieces, supplement to important formulas worth a thousand gold pieces (tang dynasty)
- sun si-miao

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made major impact on later physicians

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arcane essentials from the imperial library (tang dynasty)

- wang tao

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categorized formulas according to the type of disorder they were designed to treat

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10
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omissions from the materia medica (tang dynasty)

- chen cang-qi

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ten types of formulas

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extension of materia medica (song/jin/yuan)

- kou zong-shi

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“eight essentials” category system

deficiency, excess, cold, heat, pathogenic qi, normal qi, internal, external

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discussion of illnesses, patterns, and formulas related to the unification of the three etiologies (song/jin/yuan)
- chen yan

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3 categories

internally-generated, externally-generated, miscellaneous

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pouch of pearls (song/jin/yuan)

- zhang yuan-su

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herbs enter specific channels as a means of understanding and classifying their functions

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14
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cooling current

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liu wan-su

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purging current

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zhang cong-zheng

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earth-tonifying current

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li dong-yuan (li gao)

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yin-enriching current

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zhu dan-xi (zhu zhen-heng)

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restoration of health from the myriad of diseases (16C)

- gong ting-xian

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categorized by illness

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indispensable tools for pattern treatment (16-17C)

- wang ken-tang

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utilized concepts from both inner classic and discussion of cold damage

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representative of warming and tonifying current; great force in compiling and integrating knowledge of previous ages

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zhang jing-yue

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classified classic, collected treatises of jing-yue (17C)

- zhang jing-yue

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organized and classified information from inner classic, covers all aspects of internal medicine

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medical formulas collected and analyzed (17C)

- wang ang

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wang ang is not a practitioner

emphasized relationship between medicinal substances and organs/channels (22 categories)

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qing dynasty

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emergence of warm pathogen disease current

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wu you-ke (17C)

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highly innovative theories regarding etiology of epidemic disorders

25
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ye tian-shi (18C)

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4-level system of differentiating disease

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xu sheng-bai (18C)

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treatment of damp-warmth disorders focusing on triple burner

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wu ju-tong (18C)

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3-burner system of diagnosis

28
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2 broad currents of thought

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classical formula current (zhang zhong-jing’s cold diseases), modern formula current

29
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awakening of the mind in medical studies (18C)

- cheng guo-peng

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organized various strategies into relatively simple scheme called “eight methods” and “eight parameters”

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8 methods

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sweating (when it is at the skin, use sweating)
vomiting (when is it at upper, lead it up and out)
draining downward (when it is at lower, lead and draw it down)
harmonizing (half-exterior, half-interior)
warming (warm that which is cold)
clearing (clear that which is warm)
reducing (disperse that which is clumped)
tonifying (tonify that which is deficient)

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correction of errors among physicians (19C)

- wang qing-ren

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articulate the manifold uses of INVIGORATING BLOOD

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discussion illuminating the principles of cold damage (12C)

- cheng wu-ji

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7 types of formulas:

large, small, mild, urgent, odd-numbered, even-numbered, composite

33
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forerunner of the classification system (tang dynasty)

- chen cang-qi

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grouped medicinal substances and formulas by functional categories tied to specific types of clinical presenations into 10 categories with instructions

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10 types of formulas (chen cang-qi)

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disseminate (clogging)
unblock (stagnation)
tonify (weakness)
drain (obstruction)
clear (excess)
weigh down (anxiety)
bind (abandoned disorders)
lubricate (sticky retentions in body)
dry (dampness)
moisten (dryness)
35
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extension of materia medica (song dynasty)

- kou zong-shi

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add HEATING and COOLING category

36
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no book mentioned (ming dynasty)

- liao zhong-chun

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add ASCENDING and DESCENDING

37
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collected treatises of jing-yue (17C)

- zhang jing-yue

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8 battle arrays

tonify, harmonize, attack, disperse, cool, heat, stabilize, pattern-specific

38
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medical formulas collected analyzed

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22 categories (similar to today’s)

39
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chief (monarch, ruler, king, etc)

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directed against, has greatest effect upon the principal pattern/disease

40
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deputy (minister, adjutant, associate)

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1) aids chief ingredient in treating principal pattern/disease
2) serves as main ingredient directed against coexisting patter/disease

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assistant (adjutant)

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1) reinforces effect of chief/deputy, or directly treats less important aspect of pattern/disease
2) moderates/eliminates toxicity of chief/deputy, moderates harsh properties
3) has effect opposite of chief, and used in serious/complex disorders

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envoy (messenger, guide, conductant)

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1) focuses actions of formula on certain channel/area

2) harmonizes/integrates actions of other ingredients

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