Sheng Ji Zong Lu (Volume 1, Volume 2)

Author: Zhao Ji
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Publishing Date: 1998-10-01
Features: This book is a compilation of medical recipes collected from the public and physicians, combined with secret recipes from the imperial treasury. The entire work consists of 200 volumes, containing nearly 20,000 medical recipes. It begins with sections on the Five Elements theory, introductory notes, and treatment methods, which serve as the preface to the entire book. Subsequently, it is divided into 66 categories, starting from "Various Winds" and ending with "Immortal's Diet and Medication." Each category further includes several diseases. For each disease, the causes and pathogenesis are discussed first, followed by the prescribed treatments. The book covers a wide range of medical disciplines, including internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, ophthalmology, auricular acupuncture, and other miscellaneous treatments, as well as health preservation. It combines both theory and practical experience, making it an extremely rich and comprehensive medical work of the Song Dynasty. In terms of theory, it references classic medical texts such as the Neijing and incorporates contemporary scholarly discussions to provide further elaboration. In terms of recipes and medications, as they are selected from proven folk remedies and physician's secret formulas, their efficacy is generally reliable, earning high regard from later generations of physicians. Today, the book remains a historically valuable medical document with research significance and serves as a practical reference for clinical practice.