Shanghan Lun

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Title

Shanghan Lun

Subject

Ancient clinical textbook

Description

The oldest complete clinical textbook and one of the four canonical works that students must study in traditional Chinese medical education today. The Shanghan Lun has 398 sections with 113 herbal prescriptions, organised into the Six Divisions corresponding to the six stages of disease.

Creator

Zhang Zhongjing

Date

Han dynasty

Contributor

Wang Shuhe; Wang Zhu; Wang Dao

Relation

Jin Gui Yao Lue

Format

Text

Type

Text

Coverage

Herbal prescriptions and disease

Text Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Book

Collection

Citation

Zhang Zhongjing, “Shanghan Lun,” The Ancient Chinese Technology, accessed May 18, 2024, https://learning.hku.hk/ccch9051/group-1/items/show/7.