Quan Guo Ming Yi Yan An Lei Bian

(Case Reports of Effective Treatment by Nationwide Renowned Physicians Arranged by Category)

compiled by He Lianchen

a famous doctor of the Qing Dynasty

is a masterpiece for the treatment of acute externally-contracted febrile diseases in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It is known for the tremendous amount of valuable medical records it contains

which are arranged in well-defined categories

and the carefully written comments beside each of them. The book is therefore of great value for theoretical research and clinical practice. By analyzing the syndrome differentiation and treatment of epidemic diseases in the chapter

Ba Da Chuan Ran Bing An

(Case Records of Eight Infectious Diseases)

this paper summarizes the characteristics of He’s medical theory: He deemed the six pathogenic factors as an important inducement for diseases

and emphasized the combination of externally-contracted febrile diseases with physical differences of individuals

the integration of TCM and Western medicine treatment

and personalized care during recovery. In addition

his ideas were examined in the context of modern medical studies

so as to explore the essence of He’s thinking on the diagnosis and treatment of epidemic diseases

and to discover its guiding role and practical significance in the modern era.