Chinese Medical Database

Comprehensive study and reference material for students, teachers, and practitioners, as well as deep-divers learning Chinese to read primary texts.
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Study

Comprehensive textbook material.

  • Basic theory
  • Physiology
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • History
  • Language study
Dictionary

7,000 Chinese terms with Chinese, Pīnyīn, and English.

  • Definitions
  • Diagnostic information
  • Treatment suggestions
  • Etymologies
Terms

Over 30,000 terms, Chinese⇔English (no definitions).

  • Every translator's must.
  • Character stroke order animations for Chinese-language learners.

Unlimited free access for Terms section only.

Acupoints

Over 400 plus and non-channel point names.

  • Location, indications, needling depth, stimulus, and point groups
  • Expandable point location images
  • Meanings of point names
Medicinals

6,000 medicinals and folk medicines.

  • Chinese, English, and Latin names
  • Category, properties, actions, indications
  • Links to Jiao section for even more information
Formulas

2,000 Chinese medical formulas.

  • Category, source, actions, indications
  • Composition rationale and tailored variations
  • Links to Jiao section for even more information
SH&JG

Shāng Hán Lùn and Jīn Guì Yào Lüè.

  • Full texts with notes and commentaries
  • Read as a book or search.
  • Numerous links to other CMD sections are provided.
Jiao

Three major works of the modern clinical master Jiāo Shù-Dé (焦树德).

  • Ten Lectures on the Use of Medicinals
  • Ten Lectures on the Use of Formulas
  • Case Studies on Pattern Identification
Self-test

Test your knowledge of basic theory, acupoints, medicinals, and formulas.

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The Chinese Medical Database is the largest English-language database of its kind, derived from the work of multiple translators over more than 40 years.

Study: CMD covers beginners’ needs: basic theory, diagnosis, acumoxatherapy, and medical therapy, as well as Chinese medical Chinese. The Shāng Hán Lùn and Jīn Guì Yào Lüè (SH&JG) classics and the works of Jiāo Shù-Dé are included for advanced students.

Reference: CMD includes a Dictionary section with nearly 7,000 defined terms, a Terms section with 30,000 entries for translators, an Acupoints section covering 400 points, a Medicinals section with 5,000 entries, and a Formulas with 2,000 entries.

Language learning: CMD provides language study materials, enhanced by internal links from characters to the Terms table and external links to display character stroke order.

Strong cross-referencing: CMD provides thousands of links that allow easy cross-referencing between the various sections of the database.