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Ma Peizhi was a famous TCM physician of the late Qing Dynasty, especially skilled in TCM external medicine. He studied medicine for sixteen years under his grandfather Ma Shengsan; because of his strong memory, wide reading and visits to famous teachers, his art was profound…

Probably for genetic reasons (my mother had gastric ulcer that developed into gastric cancer), my gastrointestinal system has always been poor; peptic ulcers often occur in the mouth, esophagus, stomach and duodenum. This year, due to fatigue, staying up late and careless summer eating—overindulgence in…

According to the classification of modern Western medicine, the common diseases of the digestive system mainly include the following: I. Esophageal Diseases Common esophageal diseases include gastroesophageal reflux disease, esophageal cancer, and achalasia of the cardia. The main clinical manifestations are difficulty swallowing, retrosternal burning…

The essentials of studying medicine are, first, to know disease, and second, to know drugs; these two are of paramount importance. Therefore, to study medicine one must first learn pathology and the properties of drugs. The kinds of disease are countless; the same disease has…

The human digestive system comprises organs such as the esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder and pancreas. Digestive system diseases refer to organic or functional diseases arising in these organs. Digestive tract diseases are extremely common; China has long had the saying "nine out of ten…

Zhang Mengnong (1896–1977), originally named Bingcheng, courtesy name Hongbiao, was a native of Hanchuan, Hubei. He was born into a fishing family; at 15 he left school, went fishing with his elder brother and studied medical books on his own, often forgetting to cast his…

Professor Zhao Shaoqin is a famous Chinese medical scholar, a descendant of three generations of imperial physicians and a renowned professor of the Warm-Disease (wenbing) school. His father Zhao Wenkuang was head of the Imperial Medical Academy in the Qing Dynasty (ranked first grade, the…

The decline of traditional Chinese medicine is already irreversible. Many TCM fans think that traditional Chinese medicine is still preserved in Japan, but in fact the once-splendid streets of Japanese kampo medicine have today become pure tourist attractions. Ever since Western medicine entered Japan, Chinese…

Tang Benzhen (Tōmura Honchin) was an important representative figure of Japanese kampō medicine. His work Kanpō Igaku (Imperial Han Medicine) has had a profound influence on the TCM communities of both China and Japan. This is the PDF e-book version of Mr. Tang Benzhen's Kanpō…

These are the accumulated, proven tumor-treatment formulas of old TCM physician Duan Fengwu, compiled by his disciple Zhao Jiancheng. Duan Fengwu was the son of Duan Futing, China's renowned TCM external-medicine specialist; he was among the earliest senior experts in China to study TCM treatment…