People who have studied acupuncture and Chinese medicine recognize Zhang Zhongjing as the author of two seminal texts that are among the most influential in Chinese medical history: the Treatise on Cold Damage Disorders (Shāng H n L n, 伤寒论) and Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet (Jīn Gu Y o L , 金匮要略). However, what is less well-known is that Zhang Zhongjing...