Effective and Simple Recipe

Author: Ding Yaochen (Qing Dynasty)
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Publishing Date: 2004-05-01
Features: "Qixiao Bianjian Liangfang," also known as "Qixiao Liangfang," in four volumes. Compiled by Ding Yaochen (Qing Dynasty). Yaochen, styled Youxiang, was a native of Huji County, Zhejiang Province today. He was skilled in poetry, proficient in martial arts, traveled extensively, and had a passing knowledge of medicine. He often prescribed remedies to treat illnesses and once mixed medicine to aid the poor. In his later years, he compiled this book from the lifetime of cures he had observed, publishing it for the benefit of society. The entire book consists of four volumes, containing over a thousand prescriptions, organized into eighteen categories: Head and Face, Ears, Eyes, Mouth, Nose, Throat, Tongue, Teeth, Body, Limbs, Chest, Stomach, Heart, Abdomen, Miscellaneous Diseases; Women, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Children, Smallpox, Measles, Cholera, Diarrhea; Hemorrhoids, prolapse, Injuries, Abscesses, Sores, Emergency Treatment for Poisoning. The prescriptions collected in the book are balanced and reliable. The medicinal ingredients are commonly available. Multiple prescriptions are provided for each condition, facilitating easy selection. The publication of this book is indeed beneficial for remote areas or times when medical resources are scarce. Following the prescriptions often yields remarkable effects. No better way exists to alleviate suffering than this.