China

Shanghan Lun

傷寒論 (Treatise on Cold Damage Disorders)

Fever-based illness progresses through six identifiable stages from the body's surface inward, and matching the correct herbal formula to the correct stage, not fighting the disease in general, is what cures the patient.

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  • Huangdi Neijing · c. 200 BC - AD 100 (composite; the attribution to the legendary Yellow Emperor is honorific, not a claim of authorship)

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