The term "hardcore Chinese medicine" was coined by Mr. Deng Tietao, a master of traditional Chinese medicine in my country. It contains Mr. Deng's expectation for the inheritance of traditional Chinese medicine. Mr. Deng believes that today's world is dominated by Western medicin

The term "hardcore Chinese medicine" was coined by my country's traditional Chinese medicine master Mr. Deng Tietao. It contains Mr. Deng's expectation for the inheritance of traditional Chinese medicine.

Mr. Deng believes that today’s world is dominated by Western medicine, and the concept of Western medicine has become the standard, while Chinese medicine has gradually lost its sense of self-subjectivity. It is prosperous on the surface, but is shrinking internally. Therefore, the Chinese medicine community must have “hardcore Chinese medicine” to gain a foothold. Tradition is both inheritance and innovation.

A "hardcore Chinese medicine practitioner" must have a solid foundation in Chinese medicine, be able to use various treatment methods of Chinese medicine to relieve patients' pain, and have a scientific mind and extensive knowledge that can be combined with advanced science and technology to innovate and develop Chinese medicine.

Professor Peng Jian calls himself a "hardcore Chinese medicine practitioner".

Who is Peng Jian? What shortcut did he find to learning Chinese medicine? Let me give you a brief introduction:

Peng Jian is from Changsha, Hunan. He was born in 1948. He is currently a professor at Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and is a famous traditional Chinese medicine doctor in my country. Unlike other Chinese medicine practitioners who have been exposed to Chinese medicine since childhood, he was influenced by his uncle, self-explored and summarized, found a new way, and embarked on the path of studying medicine.

Although Peng Jian was born in a family of traditional Chinese medicine, he did not study traditional Chinese medicine since he was a child. Instead, he graduated from high school and worked in the society. It was not until the early 1970s that he studied traditional Chinese medicine with his uncle.

When he studied medicine, he was already 24 years old, well past the age of "childhood" in the eyes of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. At this time, it was not easy to memorize many contents of traditional Chinese medicine.

Fortunately, his uncle was a Chinese medicine clinician and educator. He taught Peng Jian in accordance with his aptitude. According to Peng Jian's actual situation, he did not let him start from introductory Chinese medicine books such as "Soup Tips" and "Eighteen Antis", or even "" Huangdi Neijing " was not allowed to be read by him, but he was asked to directly study " Treatise on Febrile Diseases ".

Unexpectedly, age would become an advantage at this time. Because he is older and has rich life experience, it has achieved miraculous results.

In fact, for learning Chinese medicine, the key is the first step. If you take the first step well, you will get twice the result with half the effort later. There are so many books on traditional Chinese medicine that I would never be able to read them all in my lifetime. Why should I start with "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" alone?

The famous doctor Lu Jiuzhi once said that learning medicine should start with typhoid fever. It may be difficult to learn at the beginning, but the more you learn, the easier it will be. Uncle Peng Jian's many years of medical teaching experience has also verified that reading "Shanghai" and using the classic prescriptions only in old age are the best shortcuts to learn Chinese medicine.

Under the guidance and supervision of his uncle, Peng Jian relied on his tenacious perseverance to study "Treatise on Febrile Diseases". After that, during the five years of studying with my uncle, I always copied the prescriptions in "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" while reading it. I combined it with the experience passed down by my uncle, studied it carefully, and tried to understand it over and over again.

After thoroughly reading "Treatise on Febrile Diseases", Peng Jian read extensively other traditional Chinese medicine classics. He grew up rapidly in a short period of time and was finally able to make independent diagnoses, becoming a famous "hardcore Chinese medicine practitioner".

After Peng Jian graduated from master's degree in traditional Chinese medicine , he stayed at the school to teach and also visited the affiliated hospital, becoming a famous traditional Chinese medicine master and professor of traditional Chinese medicine. He compiled "I am a Hardcore Chinese Medicine Practitioner - Peng Jian's Academic Viewpoints and Clinical Experience" and "Peng Jian's Practical Record of Decoctions", which have become very good teaching materials for learning Chinese medicine.

Why is studying Treatise on Febrile Diseases a shortcut to learning Chinese medicine?

Because "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" is a clinical classic, what is said in it is closely related to clinical practice and does not involve theory. It records the entire process of a disease from occurrence to cure. It is the first comprehensive book in my country. A clinical medical book of traditional Chinese medicine with complete principles, methods, prescriptions and medicines.

Simply put, it is a practical clinical work that teaches people how to understand diseases and how to prescribe medicines. If you can read it, you can go directly to see a doctor.

So if you want to learn Chinese medicine and have the ability to see a doctor, it does not depend on how many Chinese medicine books you have read or how many prescriptions you have memorized. The key lies in understanding the dialectics of Chinese medicine and knowing the most basic prescriptions and medicines. You must first diagnose the disease. Then you can understand how to take medicine. "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" is such a shortcut book for learning Chinese medicine.