Systematic Differentiation of Warm Diseases: Part 1: Origin of Disease, Upper Burner, and Middle Burner by Wu Jutong

This treatise and the Treatise on Cold Damage should be regarded as complementary writings, with the wonder of the former representing vertical movement and the latter representing horizontal movement. If a student can effectively integrate the knowledge from both works and scrutinize them in detail, they will naturally find no difficulty in identifying any pattern.The Wenbing Tiaobian (溫病條辨 Systematic Differentiation of Warm Diseases) is a landmark Chinese medical text by the esteemed Qing dynasty master, Wu Jutong (1758-1836 CE). In this work, Wu synthesizes and systematically organizes influential writings on warm diseases, particularly those of Ye Tianshi, while further refining the three-burner framework to comprehensively classify conditions involving all six qi entities. His work played a pivotal role in solidifying the foundations of the Warm Diseases school, shaping its development in later generations.This translation covers the first half of this monumental text, including the description of warm diseases in canonical literature, their various manifestations in the upper and middle burners, and over 136 formulae with modifications to address these conditions. These sections have been meticulously translated and annotated with comprehensive cultural references and contextual insights.Wu's expertise is apparent from his acute insights into the functions of individual herbs, herbal combinations, and formulae. We are fortunate to not only have a translation, but we are also graced with an English rendition by Allen Tsaur, a master at translating Chinese medicine texts.— Lorraine Wilcox, Translator of Medical Cases from the Flower Charm StudioWith this outstanding English translation, I hope that Wu Ju-Tong knows "...(that) people will always depend on it for ten-thousand generations to come."— Kerri Westhauser, DACM, L.Ac. Read more