Qiang Cao

Bastyr University, USA

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Biography:

Professor Cao has over 45 years of experience in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), beginning his career at Shanghai University of TCM from 1977 to 1987. He later co-founded the acupuncture and oriental medicine program at Bastyr University in the U.S., where he has taught for 37 years. His research on Qingpi extract injection for treating shock and arrhythmias has been published in leading journals. Prof. Cao is also an expert on Zhang Zhongjing’s TCM classics, particularly the Treatise on Cold Damage Disorders. Since 2011, he has deeply studied Zhang’s

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People who have studied acupuncture and Chinese medicine recognize Zhang Zhongjing as the author of two seminal texts that are among the most influential in Chinese medical history: the Treatise on Cold Damage Disorders and Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet. However, what is less well-known is that Zhang Zhongjing authored several other texts, all of which were lost over time, with the sole exception of the Wu Zang Lun. This was discovered in 1900 in a hidden library of China’s Mogao Caves of Dunhuang by a Taoist priest named Wang Yuanlu.

The History and Compilation of Zhang Zhongjing’s Wu Zang Lun stands as the first comprehensive work in English detailing the history and compilation of Zhongjing’s Wu Zang Lun. It uses storytelling to illuminate the historical context of Zhang Zhongjing’s Wu Zang Lun. This book talked about eight versions in total. Five versions found in Dunhuang, and three versions from Zhejiang China, Korea, and Japan respectively. By exploring the origin and development of these versions this book not only delves into traditional Chinese medicine but also intertwines fascinating elements of humanities, history, and geography. The reader is offered insight into the Dunhuang manuscripts’ background and the significance of Zhongjing’s contributions to medical literature.