"Spring is the season when colds are prevalent. The weather changes unpredictably, with warm days but very cold nights. Ordinary people who do not take note of putting on or taking off clothes can easily be invaded by external evils. These past few days, the clinic has seen an increase in patients with wind-cold infections, especially among the elderly and children..."
Indeed, the next little lesson Lin Miao gave the ladies was on the "Treatise on Cold Pathogenic and Warm Pathogenic Diseases".
This medical classic is considered a compulsory course for everyone studying Chinese medicine. Its established Six-Meridian Differentiation system contains a wealth of profound content, with over a hundred prescribed formulas, which are hailed as the "ancestor of formulas".
These passed-down classical formulas have been handed down for thousands of years and still hold great reference value for future generations.
