Zhu Chengyu ⁽⁶⁾

In the past I studied Chinese medicine; now I am studying Western medicine. I have had two weeks of classes and have been in the laboratory once. The school's schedule is tight, so these two weeks have actually felt quite full. I like all the…

Professor Zhu Chenyu held that, according to traditional TCM theory, the teeth belong to the kidney and the gums to the stomach; therefore all toothache or gingival swelling and pain should be treated by nourishing the kidney and clearing heat, and by clearing and draining…

The Zhu-Xuan Shi Jinmo Yi'an (Selected Medical Cases of Shi Jinmo, Compiled by Zhu) is a TCM case-study work in which Professor Zhu Chenyu, a disciple and son-in-law of Shi Jinmo, selected Shi's case records, with the participation and editorial review of three other disciples—Zhang…

Goiter is a common condition. In mild cases, only an enlargement of the thyroid gland in the neck is noticed; the swelling is soft rather than hard, and may be accompanied by nodules. When the goiter is very large, symptoms such as a sensation of…

The late Professor Zhu Chenyu, former head of the TCM department at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, produced many research findings on the TCM treatment of diabetes, and his commonly used Jiangtang Shengmai Fang (Blood-Sugar-Lowering Pulse-Generating Formula) is one of them. Jiangtang Shengmai Fang is…

The Zhu Chenyu Jinggyan Ji (Collected Experience of Zhu Chenyu) records Professor Zhu Chenyu experience in treating hepatolienomegaly and cirrhotic ascites caused by liver diseases such as chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis; for details see the chapter Chronic Hepatitis and Cirrhosis in that book. Hepatolienomegaly and…