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The patient, a woman surnamed Yan, is the grandmother of a friend of mine, 95 years old, and a long-term resident of Pingxiang, Jiangxi. On June 30, 2026, she was admitted to a local Pingxiang hospital for edema of both lower limbs. Her diagnoses were:…

The formula Kaidao San (Opening‑Dispersing Powder) was documented in Anhui Medical Journal, 1973, Issue (2), Page 23. It was an empirical prescription used at that time for advanced esophageal cancer complicated by inability to swallow. Its composition is as follows: Borax 61 g, Lapis Micae Aureae 46 g, Saltpeter…

The journal Anhui Medicine, issue 1973(2): 23, recorded a formula called "Kaidao San," an empirical formula used at the time for treating inability to swallow in advanced esophageal cancer. The formula consists of: Pengsha (Borax) 61 g; Mengshi (Lapis Micae Aureus) 46 g; Huoxiao (Niter)…

Following the principle proposed in the general discussion of this book, that homologous formulas and homologous medicinal herbs can be assembled into large‑compound prescriptions, the author compiles common TCM formulas and medicinal substances by category for clinical formula‑composition reference. This section covers homologous prescriptions for…

In keeping with the principle advocated in this book's general introduction—gathering cognate formulas and cognate medicinals into large composite formulas—I will compile common TCM formulas and medicinals by category for use in clinical formula composition. This installment covers cognate formulas for neurological diseases. To save…

August 24, 2026. I took the high‑speed rail from Beijing to Luoyang, the ancient capital, to hold discussions with the laboratory director of a Grade‑A Tertiary Hospital there about cooperation on animal experiments for lung cancer treatment based on the multi‑target large‑compound prescription approach. The…

On August 24, 2026, I took the high-speed train from Beijing to the ancient capital Luoyang to meet the laboratory director of a local tertiary hospital and negotiate an animal-experiment collaboration on treating lung cancer using the large, multi-component, multi-target approach. The night before, I…

At this point in the writing process, the general‑introduction section of this book has reached 36,000 words and is ready to draw to a close. It is my belief that once readers grasp these core concepts laid out in the general introduction, they will gain…

Having written this far, the general introduction of this book has run to 36,000 characters, and it is time to bring it to a close. I believe that, once readers have mastered these key ideas of the general introduction, they will have a comprehensive understanding…

The Principle‑Method‑Formula‑Medicinal Therapeutic System of Traditional Chinese Medicine In disease treatment, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) adheres to the step‑by‑step logic of Principle, Method, Formula, Medicinal. At the highest level, the principle can be briefly stated as reducing excess and supplementing deficiency, which restores the organism…