Record on Yu Yue's Medical Cases / 浙江中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective] To study the main medical works of Confucianism master Yu Yue of Zhejiang in the end of Qing Dynasty, understand Yu ’s contribution on TCM classics research with his real attitude to TCM academy. [Method] With the research methods of history and philology, col ect al Mr. Yu Yue’s medical articles in“Chunzaitang Pandect”; by paying attention to 3 main articles“On Abolishing Doctors”,“3-word Formula at Night”and“Discussion on Internal Classics”, and studying Mr. Zhang Taiyan’s analysis on his teacher’s medical discussion, offer them both primary documents, and analyzing Yu’s contribution on TCM classics research with his real attitude to TCM academy. [Result] “On Abolishing Doctors”was his extreme works written in 1878 and 1879 at his mother and wife ’s successive death, whose intention was not at al against TCM or abolishing TCM, but sponsoring to read TCM classics to train famous doctors. “3-word Formula at Night”was about a set of fit-keeping methods explored by him through his self-care, based on TCM“treating pre-disease”theory, cored with 3 methods“mould”“lock”“stretch”.“Discussion on Internal Classics”was his exegetic works on his studying “Plain Questions”, 48 articles in al , resolving doubts and proofreading mistakes, being a necessary works for researching Internal Classics. [Conclusion] One generation of Confucianism master Yu Yue, though had once extreme works of TCM, his exploration, practice to TCM fit-keeping methods and deep study on TCM classics, al embodied ful confirmation of TCM academy, esp. his col ation and annotation to articles in“Plain Questions”had great achievement. Yu’s“On Abolishing Doctors”and Mr. Zhang Taiyan’s“Comments on Medical Skil”reflected both great men’s discussion on how to treat TCM, how to develop TCM and how to prosper TCM in the end of 19th century and in the beginning of 20th century;coming around to this phase of history stil has meaning of further study.