Medical Practice in Twelfth-Century China - A Translation of Xu Shuwei's Ninety Discussions [Cases] on Cold Damage Disorders : Springer : 9783030061029 : 3030061027 : 10 Jul 2019 : This book is an annotated translation of Xu Shuwei's (1080?1154) collection of 90 medical case records ? Ninety Discussions of Cold Damage Disorders (shanghan jiushi lun ?????) ? which was the first such collection in China. The translation reveals patterns of social as well as medical history. This book provides the readers with a distinctive first hand perspective on twelfth-century medical practice, including medical aspects, such as nosology, diagnosis, treatment, and doctrinal reasoning supporting them. It also presents the social aspect of medical practice, detailing the various participants in the medical encounter, their role, the power relations within the encounter, and the location where the encounter occurred. Reading the translation of Xu's cases allows the readers high-resolution snapshots of m