Treatise on Cold Pathogenic Disease（伤寒论）has not only clear syndrome differentiation

precise composition

refined herb-using

and appropriate compatibility

but also has detailed provisions on decocting methods.Decocting methods are not only an important part of treatment

but also the key to obtain curative effect.Ancient physician ZHANG Zhongjing put forward multiple decocting methods.Different decocting methods were used for different conditions

so as to give full play to the medicine efficacy.This article summarized and analysed special decocting menstruum selection

special decocting methods of both specific herbs and prescription

in order to explore how to improve the clinical efficacy from the aspect of decocting methods.