Jin Gui Yu Han Yao Lue Shu Yi

Author: [Japan] Kitadon Naokuni (Compiler)
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Publishing Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book was obtained by Wang Zhu, consisting of three volumes. The upper volume discusses cold damage (Shanghan), the middle volume discusses miscellaneous diseases (Zhabing), and the lower volume includes his prescriptions and treatments for women. Later, it was corrected and edited by Lin Yi and others, who deleted the upper volume on cold damage and retained the middle volume on miscellaneous diseases, listing the prescriptions sequentially under the corresponding syndromes. Thus, what is currently transmitted is the work of Lin Yi and others, and it is certainly not the original version by Wang Zhu. The original text follows Xu Rong's edition, with minor revisions and corrections based on other books such as Jinquan (Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet) and WaiTai (Essential Prescriptions from the Outer Platform). Errors and inaccuracies that are clearly identifiable have been deleted and annotated with their sources, and no arbitrary changes have been made. The dosages and preparation methods for prescriptions, as recorded in Jinquan and WaiTai, follow the original text and have been retained without alteration.
The examination of the Taiping Shenghui Fang (Taiping Imperial Grace Prescriptions) compiled by Emperor Taizong of Song and Wang Huaiyin and others reveals that the Song court regarded it as the supreme medical prescription of its era. However, the Taiping Shenghui Fang primarily includes decoction methods, which reflect the lingering influence of practices from the Five Dynasties period. Pang Anshi refuted the errors of decoction methods in detail in Zongbing Lun (General Discussion of Diseases). Therefore, any references to fractions in prescriptions or decoction methods cited in the Taiping Shenghui Fang were adopted by Song court officials, but these are not followed in this work.
Passages from Shanghan Lun that have already been discussed earlier are omitted here, and no annotations are provided for this section. It should be studied in conjunction with Shanghan Shuyi (Explanations of Shanghan Lun).