Shanghan Lun · Taiyang Disease (I) — The Exterior Pattern, Master Outline
The opening of Zhang Zhongjing's Treatise on Cold Damage — the Taiyang (exterior) stage, where illness first meets the body's surface defenses. Chinese-only study edition: a plain-language framing and practical longevity applications (wellness-focused, no prescriptions).
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Shanghan Lun · Taiyang Disease (II) — Transmission, Mistreatment & the Lesson of Restraint
How illness moves inward when the first gate isn't held — transmission (传变), the 'damaged patterns' (坏病) caused by mistreatment, exterior-first ordering, and the longevity lesson of not over-treating. Chinese-only study edition (educational, no prescriptions).
Shanghan Lun · Yangming Disease — Interior Heat-Excess, and Guarding the Fluids
The Yangming stage — illness turned inward into full interior heat-excess (胃家实): the 经证/腑证 distinction, why heat scorches the fluids, and the longevity lessons of cooling, eating lightly, and protecting yin. Chinese-only study edition (educational, no prescriptions).
Shanghan Lun · Shaoyang Disease — The Half-Exterior/Half-Interior & the Art of Harmonizing
The Shaoyang stage — illness lodged between exterior and interior (半表半里): alternating chills and fever, the 'three forbiddens' (no sweating/vomiting/purging), the harmonizing method, and the longevity lessons of smoothing qi and staying balanced. Chinese-only study edition (educational, no prescriptions).