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If readers have followed this book from the preface, you should by now understand that the TCM large-formula multi-target special therapy I advocate is essentially a philosophy of treating disease. It is not a fixed, ready-made formula but a compositional approach that can be continuously…

Medication should be administered step‑by‑step; drug withdrawal ought to proceed slowly; relapse prevention needs scientific‑based strategies. I advocate the characteristic therapy of large‑scale compound prescriptions with multi‑target effects. Having practised this therapy clinically for over ten years, I have witnessed its curative effects firsthand and…

I advocate the large-formula multi-target special therapy and have practiced it clinically for over ten years, witnessing its results firsthand and working out some prescribing rules. Though I cannot yet, as I wish, speed up research through large-scale animal and human trials, that does not…

Formulation‑Building Rules for the Multi‑target Characteristic Therapy of Large‑scale Compound Prescriptions in Traditional Chinese Medicine How can we compose a large‑scale compound prescription with promising curative effects? Are there accessible formulation‑making principles for constructing such prescriptions? The fundamental principle behind traditional‑Chinese‑medicine prescription‑making lies in herb…

How does one compose a large formula that may work well? Are there referenceable principles for doing so? The basic principle of traditional TCM formula composition is to combine herbs according to the "seven relationships" (qi qing) first recorded in Shennong Bencao Jing (Divine Farmer's…

On a Saturday morning, my wife and I tended to our vegetable plot. Once we finished the chores, I suddenly fancied a drive into the mountains of Mentougou, and my wife agreed to tag along. We headed by car toward Yanchi Town. Mountains stretch everywhere…

Saturday morning, my wife and I did some work in our vegetable plot. Afterward, I suddenly wanted to drive into the mountains of Mentougou. She agreed to come along, so we drove to Yanchi Town. Yanchi is all mountains; we had cycled there once before.

Symptoms: The Bridge Connecting Diverse Medical Systems Abstract: This article proposes that clinical symptoms serve as the fundamental communicative interface among different medical traditions, including traditional Chinese medicine, modern Western medicine, and various indigenous healing systems. By examining the historical evolution of medical knowledge, the…

What Is the "Large-Formula Multi-Target Specialty Therapy"? (Part 1) Before introducing this self-created "Large-Formula Multi-Target Specialty Therapy," I would like to recount two past events. The first event goes back to my sophomore year in high school, when I solved a combinatorics problem. The problem…

Complex problems cannot be solved with simplistic thinking. Intractable diseases are difficult to treat precisely because their etiologies and pathological mechanisms are extremely complicated. They cannot be readily understood through oversimplified reasoning, nor can they be cured with simplistic treatments. Unfortunately, human medicine to this…