The History and Compilation of Zhang Zhongjings Wu Zang Lun stands as the first comprehensive work in English detailing the history and compilation of Zhongjing's Treatise on the Five Zang Organs (W? Z?ng L?n, ???).
Author Biographies. Preface. Chapter 1 Wang Tao-shih, the Discoverer of the Hidden Library of Dunhuang. Chapter 2 Aurel Stein, a Love Story from Budapest. Chapter 3 Paul Pelliot, a Dear Friend of Dunhuang. Chapter 4 Dang River, Where the Water Brought Out Zhang Zhongjings Wu Zang Lun. Chapter 5 The Truncated Verses on Medicinal Properties P. 2755V Collected in France. Chapter 6 The Thought-Provoking Anonymous Wu Zang Lun P. 2378 Collected in France. Chapter 7 Under the Name of Zhang Zhongjing S. 5614 Collected in England. Chapter 8 Survived through the Wars The Categorized Collection of Medical Formulas Edition. Chapter 9 This Cross-Century Zhang Zhongjing Wu Zang Lun P. 2115V Housed in France. Chapter 10 Feared to Be Deemed a Forgery Zhejiang Edition. Chapter 11 The Fragment Sealed in Leningrad The Russian Collection x.01325v Chapter 12 Forgotten by History The GakkundM Wooden-Movable Type Edition from Japan. Appendix. Index.
People who have studied acupuncture and Chinese medicine recognize Zhang Zhongjing as the author of two seminal texts that are among the most influential in Chinese medical history: the Treatise on Cold Damage Disorders (Shng H?n L?n, $??) and Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet (J+n Gu? Y?o L??, ?.?e). However, what is less well-known is that Zhang Zhongjing authored several other texts, all of which were lost over time, with the sole exception of the Five Viscera Theory (W? Z?ng L?n, ???). This was discovered in 1900 in a hidden library of Chinas Mogao Caves of Dunhlƒz
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