Guest guest Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 Dear Colleagues, I've written a continuing education course, available online, entitled Wang Xu-Gao's 30 Methods for Treating the Liver, with a supplemental section on hepatitis, and thought some of you might be interested to check it out. The course is available for CEU credit in the US and Canada, but anyone is welcome to take it. You can have a look here for more information: https://www.healthcmi.com/index.php? option=com_virtuemart & page=shop.product_details & flypage=shop.flypage & product_id=\ 2 5 Best wishes, Greg Livingston Hangzhou, China Following is a biography of Wang Xu-Gao: Wang Xu-Gao also know as Wang Tai-Lin or Wang Tui Si Ju Shi, was a famous Chinese medicine physician of the Qing Dynasty born in the Yangtze River Delta town of Wuxi in Jiangsu Province. As a child he read widely the Chinese classical literature, and was fortunate to be blessed with a photographic memory. At the age of 12 he began to study medicine with his mother's brother, Gao Jin-Ting. He studied for ten years, thoroughly studying the ancient medical classics as well as the works of modern Qing Dynasty scholars, after which he opened his own clinic. Wang's medical knowledge was profound, and his medical ethic high. He treated many difficult cases, and was thoughtful and careful when prescribing treatment. As can be seen from his preserved case histories, Wang fastidiously followed his patients' progress, and when results were not satisfactory he reconsidered his treatment until he achieved the desired results. When treating poor patients he did not accept payment until the patients were cured, and in cases of extreme hardship he refused payment and supplied medicines free of charge. Wang worked as a physician his entire life, and wrote many fine medical books, but sadly most of them were lost due to the chaotic political situation of his time. Wang passed away in August of 1862 at the age of 64. Later generations collected and organized what could be found of his written works, publishing them posthumously, and it is these works that survive to this day, such as, " Wang Xu-Gao's Six Medical Volumes " , " Wang Xu-Gao's Clinical Case Histories " , " Huan Xi Cao Tang Case Histories " , " Wang Xu-Gao's Surgical Case Histories " , etc. Wang's treatise, " Thirty Methods for the Treatment of the Liver " , was published in what is considered to be the most important volume of " Wang Xu-Gao's Six Medical Volumes " , entitled " Xi Xi Ye Hua Lu Bu Que " ( " Supplemental Night Discussions from Western Brook " ). The treatise is a unique and distinctive discussion of Liver disease pathogenesis, pathomechanism, symptoms, and treatment principles. However, because it is not systematically organized, the original text is difficult to study. Therefore, the famous 20th century physician, scholar and teacher, Qin Bo-Wei, took it upon himself to organize the material and present it to his students. The material in this course is derived from Professor Qin's lectures, as taught by one of his students, Professor Wu Bo-Ping ( & #21556; & #20271; & #24179;). It is with kind permission from Professor Wu that this material is presented here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 Dear Colleagues, I apologize for the strange format in my last post- not sure what happened. In any case, the link was affected by the format. If you are interested in this course, you can go to https://www.healthcmi.com/ and click on " Liver & Hepatitis CEU Online " . Best wishes, Greg Chinese Medicine , " Greg A. Livingston " <drlivingston wrote: > > Dear Colleagues, > > I've written a continuing education course, available online, entitled Wang Xu-Gao's 30 > Methods for Treating the Liver, with a supplemental section on hepatitis, and thought > some of you might be interested to check it out. The course is available for CEU credit in > the US and Canada, but anyone is welcome to take it. You can have a look here for more > information: > https://www.healthcmi.com/index.php? > option=com_virtuemart & page=shop.product_details & flypage=shop.flypage & product_id=\ 2 > 5 > > Best wishes, > > Greg Livingston > Hangzhou, China > > Following is a biography of Wang Xu-Gao: > > Wang Xu-Gao also know as Wang Tai-Lin or Wang Tui Si Ju Shi, was a famous Chinese > medicine physician of the Qing Dynasty born in > the Yangtze River Delta town of Wuxi in Jiangsu Province. As a child he read widely the > Chinese classical literature, and was fortunate to be blessed with a photographic memory. > At the age of 12 he began to study medicine with his mother's brother, Gao Jin-Ting. He > studied for ten years, thoroughly studying the ancient medical classics as well as > the works of modern Qing Dynasty scholars, after which he opened his own clinic. > > Wang's medical knowledge was profound, and his medical ethic high. He treated many > difficult cases, and was thoughtful and careful when prescribing treatment. As can be seen > from his preserved case histories, Wang fastidiously followed his patients' progress, and > when results were not satisfactory he reconsidered his treatment until he achieved the > desired results. When treating poor patients he did not accept payment until the patients > were cured, and in cases of extreme hardship he refused payment and supplied medicines > free of charge. > > Wang worked as a physician his entire life, and wrote many fine medical books, but sadly > most of them were lost due to the chaotic political situation of his time. Wang passed > away in August of 1862 at the age of 64. Later generations collected and organized what > could be found of his written works, publishing them posthumously, and it is these works > that survive to this day, such as, " Wang Xu-Gao's Six Medical Volumes " , " Wang Xu-Gao's > Clinical Case Histories " , " Huan Xi Cao Tang Case Histories " , " Wang Xu-Gao's Surgical Case > Histories " , etc. > > Wang's treatise, " Thirty Methods for the Treatment of the Liver " , was > published in what is considered to be the most important volume of " Wang Xu-Gao's Six > Medical Volumes " , entitled " Xi Xi Ye Hua Lu Bu Que " ( " Supplemental Night Discussions > from Western Brook " ). The treatise is a unique and distinctive discussion of Liver disease > pathogenesis, pathomechanism, symptoms, and treatment principles. However, because it > is not systematically organized, the original text is difficult to study. Therefore, the > famous 20th century physician, scholar and teacher, Qin Bo-Wei, took it upon > himself to organize the material and present it to his students. The material in this course > is derived from Professor Qin's lectures, as taught by one of his students, Professor Wu > Bo-Ping ( & #21556; & #20271; & #24179;). It is with kind permission from Professor Wu that > this material is > presented here. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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