In China, warm disease is an area of classical study which all traditional physicians are required to master. References to warm disease may be found in even very ancient texts; however, it was not until the Qing dynasty that warm disease was developed as an independent system. Five different schools of warm disease, each founded by a distinguished scholar and physician, arose during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Until Warm Disease Theory (Wen Bing Xue) was written, there had never been an attempt to integrate the ideas of each school into a comprehensive discussion of theory and clinical treatment. For traditional Chinese physicians, Warm Disease Theory is in fact such a valuable source of theoretical and therapeutic information that it is often considered a modern classic in its own right. The work is arranged into two sections: The first introduces all the basic information concerning warn disease, including its history, disease causes, pattern identification, and general diagnostic and treatment methods. The second section devotes a separate chapter to each of the different warm diseases, describing in detail the disease factors, clinical manifestations, pulses, and treatments for warm diseases of the four seasons, including wind warmth, spring warmth, summerheat warmth, damp warmth, latent summerheat warmth, autumn dryness, and warm toxins. This is a book that no English-speaking student or practitioner of Chinese medicine will want to be without. 'With publication of Warm Disease Theory (Wen Bing Xue)a new milestone has been reached. In China, this modern ‘classic’ is considered essential study for herbalists. It is both highly readable and organised for use as a textbook and a clinical reference tool. While acupuncturists are rarely called upon to treat epidemic diseases, the usefulness of the Wen Bing Xue extends far beyond such applications. Like the Shang Han Lun, the essential message of the Wen Bing Xue concerns treatment according to pattern differentiation. Consequently the Wen Bing Xue also serves as a source of inspiration that can be applied in the treatment of chronic internal disease' - Todd Luger

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