Illuminating Quotes and Maxims;
Doctors of Utmost Medical Excellence and Ethics;
Differential Diagnosis and Treatment;
Guarding Life and Cultivating Health
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名句箴言lluminating Quotes and Maxims 药弗瞑眩，厥疾弗瘳 No Strong Medicine，No Cure 上医医国 The Top Doctors Treat the State 良药苦口，忠言逆耳 Good Medicine Tastes Bitter and Sincere Advice Sounds Unflattering 非其人勿教 Do not Teach Someone Who Does not Deserve to Master the Art of Medicine 精神内守，病安从来 Inner Peace and Lack of Desires Keep the Diseases Away 不治已病治未病 Prevention of Diseases Is Superior to Any Treatment 神圣工巧（仁圣工巧） The Four Levels of Mastering Diagnosis 有病不治，常得中医 Leaving the Diseased Body Alone Is Better than Going to a Quack 医者意也 Being a Doctor Requires Thinking with Heart and Understanding with Care 用药如用兵，用医如用将 A Doctor Is like a General，and Using Medicine Is like Dispatching Soldiers 静者寿，躁者夭 A Dormant Person Lives Longer than a Restless One 服药百裹，不如独卧 Sleeping Alone Is Better for One's Health Than a Hundred Doses of Medicine 治病三年，无方可用 There Is No Ready—Made Prescription 小大方圆 A Doctor Should Be Discreet，Brave，Upright and Flexible 病从口入，祸从口出 Disease Results from Careless Diets and Disasters from Inappropriate Words 不爲良相，愿爲良医 If I Cannot Be the Prime Minister，I Wish to Be a Good Doctor 目 録 Contents 脏腑而能语，医师色如土 If Diseases Can Be Easily Diagnosed and Treated，Doctors Would Be Out of Job 宁治十妇人，莫治一小儿 A Small Child Is the Most Challenging Patient 学医不精，不若不学 A Bad Doctor Is Worse Than No Doctor 人有三宝精气神 Essence，Qi and Spirit Are a Person's Three Treasures 宁可食无馔，不可饭无汤 Soup Is the Essential Course for a Meal 医不三世，不服其药 Three Classics a Doctor Must Read 大医精诚 Doctors of Utmost Medical Excellence and Ethics 大医之心 The Compassion of a Great Doctor 大医之体 How a Great Doctor Behaves 爲医之法 The Principles of Being a Doctor 钱乙孝亲 The Filial Doctor Qian Yi 医不贪色 A Doctor Cannot Be Bought Off by Sex 王李二医 Doctor Li and Doctor Wang 张鋭起死回生 Zhang Rui Brings a Patient Back to Life 丹溪习医 Sir Danxi's Dedication to the Study of Medicine 丹溪拜师 Danxi's Pursuit of Superior Knowledge 范彬救危 Fan Bin's Principle of Saving the Most Needy 不失医尊 Maintaining a Doctor's Dignity 錾方石碣 A Prescription Engraved on Stone 大医高洁 The Virtuous and Incorruptible Doctor Li Gao 师徒情深 The Affection Between Master and Disciple 灵胎诚恳谢病人 What Makes a Good Patient 叶桂拜师 Ye Gui Learning Medicine From a Monk 生死一言 A Life or Death Verdict 市药求真 Prescribing Genuine Drugs Only 辨证论治 Differential Diagnosis and Treatment 华子病忘 Hua Zi's Disease of Non—Caring and Non—Action 病万变，药亦万变 Medication Changes According to the Variation of Diseases 仓公治难産 Chunyu Yi's Treatment of Dystocia 千般疢难 Etiology of TCM 对症下药 Suit the Prescription to the Specific Disease 华佗巧治婴儿泻痢 Hua Tuo Treated a Baby with Diarrhea 华佗切脉诊死胎 Hua Tuo's Diagnosis Revealed a Dead Fetus Inside 华佗治咳 Hua Tuo Treated a Bad Cough 华佗治内疽 Hua Tuo Treated Disease Caused by Parasites 除疾之道 Chu Cheng Discussed the Way of Eliminating Diseases 姚僧垣用大黄 The Application of Rhubarb by Doctor Yao Sengyuan 钱乙巧用黄土汤 Doctor Qian Yi's Unconventional and Effective Prescription 君臣佐使 Maximization of Medical Effects 以意处方 Prescribing Medicine Based on Experiences and Instinct 溺井怨伯益，失火怨燧人 Differentiating the Treatments for Various Febrile Diseases 景岳用药 Zhang Jingyue's Rules of Making Prescriptions 儿号即儿歌 How to Deal with a Crying Baby 养生健身Guarding Life and Cultivating Health 五福六极 Five Blessings And Six Misfortunes 知止不殆 Be Moderate in One's Pursuits 仁者寿 Benevolence Leads to Longevity 君子三戒 Three Restraints for a True Gentleman 孔子饮食之道 Confucius's Dietary Principles 卫生之经 The Law of Life Cultivation 凡食之道，无饥无饱 Following a Moderate Diet 圣人适欲 Sages Always Restrain Their Desires 贵生之术 The Methods to Value Life 修节制欲 The Importance of Controlling One's Desires 毕数之务，在乎去害 Avoid Harms to Live a Full Lifespan 养生三患 Three Hidden Dangers for One's Life—cultivation 法于阴阳，和于术数 Learning from the Course of Nature and Developing a Life—cultivating Routine 德全不危 Hold on to the Way，and Stay Away from Harms 春夏养阳，秋冬养阴 Invigorating Yang in Spring and Summer，and Nourishing Yin in Fall and Winter 春月养生 Spring Is the Season to Nourish 夏月养长 Summer Is the Season to Grow 秋月养收 Fall Is the Season to Harvest 冬月养藏 Winter Is the Season to Store 顺时安处 Go Along with Seasonal Changes and Suit Oneself to the Surroundings 耇老接阴食气之道 The Economics of Sex According to a Wise Old Man 舜之接阴治气之道 Emperor Shun's Principle of Practicing Sex Economics 八益七损 What to Do and Not to Do in the Inner Chamber 生命犹燃烛 Life Is like a Burning Candle 神龟虽寿 Although a Turtle Can Live Long 三叟 Three Old Men 养生五难 Five Challenges for Life—Cultivation 守之以一，养之以和 Abide by the Way and Nourish Body with Harmonious Qi 修性保神，形神相亲 Cultivate One's Disposition to Reach the Harmony Between Body and Spirit 一人之身，一国之象 Governing One's Body Like a Kingdom 欲求长生，积善立功 The Key to Longevity Is to Do Good Deeds 善养生，除六害 Six Hazards Must Be Eliminated to Cultivate Life 健身拜 Bowing for Health—Keeping 丹溪论治未病 Doctor Danxi on Disease Prevention 因马念车，因车念盖 The Greed of the Elderly 医具三昧 Grasping the Gist of Medical Science 无价之药 The Priceless Medicines 伤食伤饮 Harm Done by Improper Food and Drink 过得七月半，便是铁罗汉 Mid—July Is a Dangerous Time of a Year 参考书目 Works Cited
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A great doctor with supreme medical ethics and skills will necessarily calm down and settle his mind when treating the patients，harboring no selfishness or greedincss.He practices primarily out of compassion for those who suffer.For those who come to seck treatment，he receives them fairly and in the same way as he takes care of his most intimate ones，regardless of their status，wcalth，age，appearance，ethnicity，or educational level，and so on. A great doctor should not be overcautious or too concerned about personal gains and losses.Seeing patients who are bothered by diseases，he feels as if he were suffering from the same disease and sadness deep in his heart.He would treat them whole—heartedly，even if it involves difficulties or dangers，even if he is called for at night，in extreme weathers.or when he is in bad physical conditions himself.He will not avoid the patients under any conditions.or politely dodge his duty because it is too time—consuming.He who can do all these is a great doctor，and those who behave in opposite ways will do people harm. Since ancient times，skilled doctors often have to use living creatures to rescue those in critical conditions.Though livestock are considered inferior to human beings.when it comes to cherishing one's own lifc，they are the same.Doing harms to other creatures for one's own benefits is detested by all living beings，including humans.Killing animals for the survival of mankind is far from the doctor's original mission of saving lives.Therefore，I did not include living creatures in the formulas introduced in my book Prescriptions of Great Value for Emergencies.
