Press reviews for: Discussion of Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun)
Master Zhongxian Wu, a lifelong Daoist practitioner and author of 12 books on Chinese wisdom traditions
In Discussion of Cold Damage, Dr. Liu Guohui, a clinical expert and scholar, has delivered authentic knowledge of the ancestral book of all Chinese herbal formulas, the Shang Han Lun. This book is essential for those seeking the roots of classical Chinese medicine.
Dr. David Twicken, DOM, L.Ac., Chinese medicine practitioner, professor and clinical supervisor, author of The Eight Extraordinary Channels, The Divergent Channels, The Luo Collaterals and I Ching Acupuncture - The Balance Method
The Shang Han Lun is one of the most important texts in Chinese herbal medicine. A Discussion of Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun) by Guohui Liu is a masterpiece. This extraordinary book includes line-by-line translations, analysis of each formula, a superb presentation of difficult and doubtful areas about formulas, and commentary and clinical applications. The book includes an incredible collection of insights and experiences from scholars and practitioners from ancient to contemporary time. A Discussion of Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun) is the most comprehensive and clinically valuable book in the English language. I highly recommend this book to anybody studying or practicing Chinese herbal medicine.
Greg A. Livingston, Ph.D.(China), L.Ac.
Dr. Liu masterfully guides us line-by-line through the Shang Han Lun (Discussion of Cold Damage), incorporating ancient and modern commentaries (many previously unavailable in English), as well as his own profound insights, explanations and clinical pearls, thereby elucidating this difficult classic and, ultimately, making it readily comprehensible and clinically relevant for modern western practitioners. Twenty years in the making, this book is an outstanding and major contribution to the English literature and a must have for all students and practitioners of Chinese medicine.
Silvio Schaller, M.D.
No doubt [this] will be the standard text in Western language on Shang Han for years to come and it will nourish and support us on our way as medical practitioners.