Synopsis of the Golden Chamber is a miscellaneous disease in Treatise on Febrile Diseases written by Zhang Zhongjing, a famous doctor in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it is also the earliest extant monograph on the diagnosis and treatment of miscellaneous diseases in China, formerly known as Synopsis of the Golden Chamber. The synopsis of the golden chamber is a place where ancient emperors preached and recorded, which shows that the content of this book is precious.
The book is divided into upper, middle and lower volumes, 25 articles, more than 60 diseases and 262 prescriptions. The main symptoms are miscellaneous diseases in internal medicine, as well as surgical and gynecological diseases, sudden death in emergency, dietary taboos and so on. He was praised as the "ancestor of magic" by later generations.
Background: At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, wars were frequent and epidemics were prevalent. Zhang Zhongjing's people died of typhoid fever. Zhang Zhongjing said in the Preface to Treatise on Febrile Diseases: There are more than 200 kinds of elements in Yu's imperial clan. Since Jian 'an years, it has not yet reached ten feet, and two of the three people have died, and typhoid fever ranks seventh.
It is impossible to feel the loss of the past and recover the damage. That is, assiduously seeking the ancient method, learning from many schools of thought, and compiling Suwen, Jiujuan, Eighty-one Difficult, Yinyangda Lun, and Pregnancy Medical Record, treating according to syndrome differentiation, which is sixteen volumes of Treatise on Febrile Diseases. Synopsis of the Golden Chamber is an abridged version of miscellaneous diseases in Treatise on Febrile Diseases.
The influence of synopsis of the golden chamber on modern medicine;
1, which puts forward the treatment principle of "syndrome differentiation and treatment" and emphasizes the formulation of treatment plans according to the specific illness and physical condition of patients. This concept is very important in the clinic of traditional Chinese medicine, and it is necessary to formulate corresponding treatment plans according to the specific conditions of patients. The principle of individualized treatment is consistent with the treatment concept of modern medicine, and it also has important enlightenment to the clinical practice of modern medicine.
2. Synopsis of the Golden Chamber records the etiology, pathology, symptoms and treatment prescriptions of many diseases in detail, which provides valuable experience and reference for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in later generations. For example, the description and treatment of "lung pain" in synopsis of the golden chamber provides a useful way and reference for modern medicine to treat lung infection and inflammation.
3. synopsis of the golden chamber also involves the compatibility and usage of many Chinese medicines, which is also of great guiding significance to the research and application of modern Chinese medicines. For example, "Xiaochaihu Decoction" and other prescriptions recorded in "Synopsis of the Golden Chamber" are widely used in the clinical treatment of modern Chinese medicine and have played a positive role in the treatment of many diseases.
4. As a classic medical work, Synopsis of the Golden Chamber also contains rich philosophical thoughts and cultural connotations, such as the concepts of "harmony between man and nature" and "prevention and treatment of diseases", which embodies the philosophical wisdom and humanistic spirit of traditional Chinese medicine. These thoughts also have positive enlightenment to the development of modern medicine and the construction of human health.