伤寒一症，头绪繁多，自仲景立法立方以来，叔和编次，无已注释，理蕴为之一显。迨后续为注释者，不下数十家，
互相訾低，殆无底止。余谓数十家中，吴蒙斋之《指掌》，固为快捷方式，虽李士材亦以为善，然而奥义深微，末由参究。方
中行起而《条辨》，洵为卓识。程郊倩拾其唾余，徒滋浮衍。柯韵伯立言虽畅，不免穿凿。至如张路玉、周禹载诸君诠发，
各极精详，又或嫌其丛蔓。独有喻氏之书，脍炙人口者，以其繁简得宜，通乎众耳。然以尤在泾先生《贯珠集》较之，
则又径庭矣。即如首篇云∶“寒之浅者，仅伤于卫，风而甚者，并及于营；卫之实者，风亦难泄，卫而虚者，寒犹不固。
但当分病症之有汗无汗，以严麻黄、桂枝之辨，不必执营、卫之孰虚孰实，以证伤寒中风之殊。”立为正治法、权变法、
斡旋法、救逆法、类病法、明辨法、杂治法等，仲景着书之旨，如雪亮月明，令人一目了然，古来未有。何其《金匮心
典》梓行于世，并采入《御纂医宗金鉴》，而《贯珠集》一书，尚未传播，良可惜哉。至于变通其法而云今昔异宜者，如
陶节庵、高鼓峰辈，虽亦代有传书，而莫如戈存橘之《补天石》为最，举凡四时感症，无论正伤寒、类伤寒，分条辨治，
各极其妙，可谓博而详，详而约矣。其书板废之后，莫之再镂者，余实不得其解，欲将戈、尤二君之书合镌行世，一则
由证以立法，一则由法以辨证，相为经纬，了如指掌，窃以为凡属感症，止须读此二书，思过半矣。无如力不从心，因
循未镂，今老矣，有志而不逮矣，爱纪数语，以俟诸同学，或有意见相同者否。
伤寒这一病症，头绪繁多。自从张仲景确立治法、创制方剂以来，经王叔和整理编次，以及无数医家的注释阐发，其深奥的医理才得以显现。到了后世为《伤寒论》作注释的医家，不下数十家，他们互相贬低指责，几乎没有止境。我认为在这几十家中，吴蒙斋的《伤寒指掌》，确实是快捷简便的途径，虽然李士材也认为它很好，然而其中深奥精微的道理，难以深入探究。方中行兴起而著《伤寒论条辨》，确实具有卓越的见识。程郊倩（程应旄）拾取方中行的余绪，只是徒然增加浮泛冗杂的内容。柯韵伯（柯琴）立论虽然畅达，但不免有牵强附会之嫌。至于像张路玉（张璐）、周禹载（周扬俊）诸位先生对医理的阐发，各自极其精详，但又有人嫌弃其内容繁杂蔓生。唯独喻嘉言（喻昌）的著作，之所以脍炙人口，是因为它繁简得当，通俗易懂。然而拿尤在泾先生的《伤寒贯珠集》与它相比，则相差甚远。
就拿首篇所说：“寒邪轻浅的，仅伤及卫分；风邪严重的，同时波及营分；卫气实的，风邪也难发散；卫气虚的，寒邪便不能固守。只应当根据病症是否有汗，来严格区分麻黄汤证与桂枝汤证的差异，不必拘执于营气和卫气孰虚孰实，以此来证明伤寒和中风的区别。”确立了正治法、权变法、斡旋法、救逆法、类病法、明辨法、杂治法等七法，使张仲景著书的宗旨，如同雪亮月明一般，让人一目了然，这是古来未曾有过的。为什么他的《金匮要略心典》刊行于世，并被采入《御纂医宗金鉴》，而《伤寒贯珠集》一书，却尚未广泛传播，实在令人惋惜啊。
至于变通治法并声称古今适宜不同的，如陶节庵（陶华）、高鼓峰（高世栻）等人，虽然也有代代流传的著作，但都不如戈存橘（戈维城）的《伤寒补天石》最为出色。书中对于四季感受的外感病症，无论是正伤寒还是类伤寒，都分条辨析治疗，各尽其妙，可谓广博而详细，详细而简约。这本书刻板废弃之后，没有人再重新雕刻印刷，我实在不明白其中的原因。我想将戈存橘和尤在泾两位先生的书合刻发行于世，一方面由病症来确立治法，一方面由治法来辨析病症，二者互为经纬，清晰明了。我私下认为，凡是属于外感病症，只需要读这两本书，就能领悟大半了。无奈力不从心，因循拖延未能刻印，如今我已年老，有志向却无法实现了，所以记下这几句话，以等待各位同道中人，或许有人意见相同吧。
The syndrome of Shanghan (Cold Damage) involves numerous complexities. Since Zhang Zhongjing established therapeutic principles and formulated prescriptions, followed by Wang Shuhe's compilation and countless commentaries, the profound medical theories have been revealed. Subsequent commentators on this work number in the dozens, criticizing and disparaging one another without end. I believe that among these dozens of commentators, Wu Mengzhai's *Shanghan Zhizhang* (Finger-Pointing Guide to Cold Damage) is indeed a swift and convenient approach; although Li Shicai also praised it, its profound and subtle meanings are difficult to thoroughly investigate. Fang Zhongxing rose to author *Shanghan Lun Tiaobian* (Differentiated Analysis of the Treatise on Cold Damage), which truly demonstrates outstanding insight. Cheng Jiaoqian (Cheng Yingmou) merely picked up the crumbs left by Fang, adding only superficial and redundant content. Ke Yunbo (Ke Qin)'s statements, while fluent, are not free from forced interpretations. As for scholars such as Zhang Luyu (Zhang Lu) and Zhou Yuzaï (Zhou Yangjun), their elucidations are each extremely precise and detailed, yet some find them overly complex and sprawling. Only the works of Yu Jiayan (Yu Chang) have become widely popular because they strike a proper balance between brevity and detail, making them accessible to the general ear. However, compared with Mr. You Zaijing's *Shanghan Guan Zhu Ji* (Pearl String Collection on Cold Damage), there is a vast difference.
Take, for instance, the statement in the first chapter: "When cold pathogenic factors are shallow, they only injure the Wei (Defensive) level; when wind pathogenic factors are severe, they extend to the Ying (Nutritive) level. When Wei Qi is excess, wind is difficult to disperse; when Wei Qi is deficient, cold cannot be secured. One should only distinguish between Ma Huang Tang (Ephedra Decoction) and Gui Zhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction) based on whether the syndrome presents with sweating or not, rather than rigidly adhering to the deficiency or excess of Ying and Wei to differentiate between Shanghan and Fengshan (Wind Strike)." He established seven methods: Zhengzhi Fa (Orthodox Treatment Method), Quanbian Fa (Flexible Treatment Method), Woxuan Fa (Mediating Treatment Method), Jiuni Fa (Rescue from Error Method), Leibing Fa (Similar Disease Differentiation Method), Mingbian Fa (Clear Differentiation Method), and Zazhi Fa (Miscellaneous Treatment Method). The intent behind Zhang Zhongjing's writings becomes as bright as snow and clear as the moon, allowing for immediate understanding—a feat unprecedented in history. Why was his *Jingui Yaolue Xindian* (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet: Insights into the Classic) published and included in the *Yuzuan Yizong Jinjian* (Imperially Compiled Golden Mirror of Medicine), while *Shanghan Guan Zhu Ji* has not yet circulated widely? This is truly regrettable.
Regarding those who varied the methods and claimed that ancient and modern times require different approaches, such as Tao Jian'an (Tao Hua) and Gao Gufeng (Gao Shishi), although they have left behind transmitted works generation after generation, none surpass Ge Cunju's (Ge Weicheng) *Buding Shi* (Stone to Mend Heaven). In this book, all exogenous syndromes contracted in the four seasons, whether true Shanghan or similar diseases, are differentiated and treated item by item, each reaching perfection. It can be described as broad yet detailed, and detailed yet concise. After the printing blocks of this book were discarded, no one re-engraved them, and I cannot understand why. I wished to combine and publish the works of Ge Cunju and You Zaijing. One establishes treatment methods based on syndromes, and the other differentiates syndromes based on treatment methods; together they form a complete system, clear as day. I privately believe that for anyone dealing with exogenous syndromes, reading just these two books would allow one to grasp more than half of the subject matter. Alas, my strength did not match my will, and due to procrastination, the engraving was never completed. Now that I am old, I have the ambition but lack the ability. Therefore, I record these few words, hoping that fellow practitioners may share this view.