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active 168-196 Zhongjing Zhang
Remembered as one of the great physicians of early China, this Eastern Han doctor shaped medical thinking for centuries through a landmark treatise on feverish and other diseases. His work is still closely associated with the foundations of traditional Chinese medicine.
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傷寒論
by active 168-196 Zhongjing Zhang
About the author
Living during the late Eastern Han dynasty, Zhang Zhongjing is traditionally dated to around 150–219 CE and is also known as Zhang Ji. He is widely regarded as one of the most important physicians in Chinese history.
He is best known for the medical text Shang han za bing lun (Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases), a work that later became especially influential through the books Shang han lun and Jin gui yao lüe. Those writings helped organize symptoms, patterns of illness, and herbal treatments in a systematic way that had a lasting impact on traditional Chinese medicine.
Because of that legacy, later generations honored him as a medical sage. For listeners interested in classic medical literature, his name stands for careful observation, practical treatment, and a tradition that continued to shape healing long after his lifetime.