Medical Practice in Twelfth-century China – A Translation of Xu Shuwei’s Ninety Discussions [Cases] on Cold Damage Disorders

This book is an annotated translation of Xu Shuwei’s (1080–1154) collection of 90 medical case records –  Ninety Discussions of Cold Damage Disorders  ( shanghan jiushi lun  傷寒九十論) – which was the first such collection in China. The translation reveals patterns of social as well as medical history. This book provides the readers with a distinctive first hand perspective on twelfth-century medical practice, including medical aspects, such as nosology, diagnosis, treatment, and doct