Superficial Tumor ⁽²⁾

Some of the "malignant superficial sores" of ancient TCM texts correspond to superficial tumors in modern medicine, while others are related to infectious diseases. Ancient TCM treated such sores mostly by external methods. One of the Four Great Masters of the Jin-Yuan period, Li Dongyuan,…

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,…