Chen Shiduo ⁽⁴⁾

Dongtian Aozhi (Secret Lore of a Grotto Heaven), by the Qing-dynasty physician Chen Shiduo, is one of the great classics of TCM external medicine. In his early years Chen Shiduo traveled widely and exchanged ideas with physicians everywhere; he was especially close to Fu Qingzhu,…

Thrombosis may form after a fracture, so TCM orthopedics and traumatology in treating fracture patients often emphasize activating blood and resolving stasis (huoxue huayu). In volume 13 of Chen Shiduo's Dongtian Aozhi (Secret Lore of the Grotto Heaven), there is a formula specifically for severe…

Wild water chestnut (ye bi qi, Sagittaria) is a common malignant weed in southern paddy fields, named for its corm resembling the edible water chestnut (bi qi / Eleocharis dulcis). It is a sedge: stems are erect, tufted and cylindrical, 30-100 cm tall, 4-7 mm…

Qishuang Dan is an empirical formula recorded in Shishi Milu (Secret Records of the Stone Chamber) by the Qing-dynasty physician Chen Shiduo. Its composition is: Baishao (white peony) 5 qian (15 g), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, bupleurum) 2 qian (6 g), Chaozhizi (stir-fried Gardeniae Fructus, cape…