Category: Traditional Medical Texts
(chapter49)Elderly Uterine Flooding with Yin-Yang Deficiency
A neighbor named Liu Xiqing had a sister who married three times but remained widowed. Approaching her fifties, she suddenly developed severe uterine bleeding (known in Traditional Chinese Medicine as xuebeng). Local village doctors thought it was caused by physical trauma and used treatments like burnt hair ash and sanguisorba root (diyu) to stop the…
(chapter48)Pain from Yin Deficiency and Liver Stagnation
Mr. Qiao’s son, Xia Qing , suddenly visited my home. He first sent in a letter, which I opened to find written in exceptionally polite and humble language. I invited him inside, where he shared that he had passed the county-level imperial examination and become a government student. He explained that over the past decade,…
(chapter47)Damp-Bi Mimicking Paralysis
In Tian Village, there was an elderly man named Qiao (his full name forgotten) who developed a joint pain condition in his old age. The pain alternated between his hands and feet, moving unpredictably from left to right. Several doctors diagnosed it as “paralysis” and prescribed over a thousand doses of medicine, yet none worked.…
(chapter46)After giving birth, the body experiences low energy levels and the circulatory system becomes disrupted
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Mr. Hao’s second daughter, living next door, developed poor appetite and low energy several months after childbirth, accompanied by chest tightness, sallow complexion, and progressive weight loss. Initial doctors diagnosed her with consumptive disease (a traditional term similar to tuberculosis), prescribing Bazhen Tang (Eight-Gem Decoction) which brought temporary improvement but quick relapse. Subsequent practitioners attributed…
(chapter42)Severe Refractory Liver Qi Stagnation
In our township lived a wealthy man named Tian Dashou who had no heirs in his old age. His domineering wife prevented him from taking concubines. After losing his fortune and suffering financial hardship, he developed illness from prolonged depression. He consulted Rong Tong, an elderly physician he trusted. Rong initially diagnosed: “Wind-cold exterior invasion.”…
(chapter41)Cold-Dampness Pouring Down Causing Arthralgia
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Zhang Guanying, a merchant from Luowang Village, lived comfortably. After remarrying a woman from the Li family in our town, his wife developed severe leg pain: stiff and painful joints that limited movement, accompanied by recurring swelling. She had been bedridden for six months. Initial Treatments Two physicians were consulted: The first diagnosed Xia Wei (lower limb…
(chapter40)Intractable Yin-Blood Deficiency with Stomach Qi Collapse
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My neighbor Liu Xiqing, a merchant operating in Chu region (modern Hubei), remained childless past thirty, causing great distress to his parents. Despite years of marriage and various tonic treatments, no results were achieved. One day, Liu suddenly developed severe abdominal pain and summoned me for consultation. While others suspected cholera (huoluan), the prescribed Huoxiang…
(chapter39)Vomiting due to Qi Stagnation
This is a record from an ancient Chinese medical text. I will assist in translating the content into English for international readers without omitting any details. Medicinal ingredients will be translated to standard English names followed by pinyin (without tones). Place names remain in standard English spelling without pinyin. All Chinese characters are removed. My…
(chapter38)Exhaustion-Induced Insomnia with Refractory lrregular Pulse
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My fellow townsman from Guoxian County, Shanxi. As an imperial examination graduate (Jinshi), he served as a county magistrate in central Shaanxi with outstanding governance. In the summer of 1856 (Bingchen year in the Chinese calendar), he organized rain-prayer rituals during a severe drought, working tirelessly day and night. The mountainous terrain of Shangzhou made…
(chapter37)Qi Stagnation Causing Wheezing and Cough
Song Xiaolan, a Dianshi (local administrative official) from my hometown, traveled with our families to Shaanxi province in the spring of the lunar Bingchen year (丙辰年, 1856). Near Linzhao County, a tragic accident occurred: his one-year-old granddaughter, sitting in a carriage, lost her grip when the wheels slipped on rain-soaked mud. She fell beneath the cart, and the wheels…
