This thesis explores the text variances in three different versions of Qian Jin Yao Fang (Important Formulas Worth a Thousand Gold Pieces) in terms of the following four aspects: medical principle
therapeutic method
prescription and medicinals. Based on that
the disciplinary differences are analyzed
and concluded that historical medical literature has the characteristic of being complex
and the contents have a certain degree of uncertainty. The text variances in academic thoughts among the three versions of Qian Jin Yao Fang have provided solid evidence for tracing the development history
distinguishing between right and wrong
and sorting the ambiguous issues that have existed for a long time. Therefore
the text variances in different versions of Qian Jin Yao Fang could serve as the pointcut for research of the book in a deeper level
which will not only provide advice for clinical practice
but also provide reference for further research on the academic and thinking development history of TCM.