Exploration and Analysis of Zhang Xichun's Medical Thought in "Medical Meditation and Reference to the West"

Abstract

"The Western Records of Chinese Medical Records" is a summary of Zhang Xichun's ten years of clinical experience. The principles of the drugs explained in the book and the use of the prescriptions contained therein have all been tested in practice. The medical cases described in the book fully reflect the author's flexible and flexible medical thinking. The author has often gained new knowledge through reading, and has also benefited from the understanding of the "Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing", "Huang Di Nei Jing", and "Treatise on Febrile Diseases." Zhang Xichun deeply studies and consults on the classics of doctors, follows the medical principles of the "Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic", and the prescriptions of Zu Zhongjing's "Treatise on Febrile Diseases". He studies the medicinal properties and tastes of the "Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica", and explores its essence in clinical practice, introducing the old to bring forth the new. At the same time, drawing on the strengths of Western medicine, he can often be as effective as a drum and beam, saving people in distress. This article summarizes and discusses some of his medical thoughts, hoping to enlighten and learn from traditional Chinese medicine students.