Life-time Compilation

Author: (Qing) Qingpu
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Publishing Date: 2004-05-01
Features: Shousheng Bian (Compendium for Prolonging Life), in two volumes, without a specified author. According to the preface by Qing Dynasty scholar Gu Fengzhang, it was compiled by "the gentlemen of Qingpu." It has been revised and expanded multiple times, becoming a practical medical book that extensively collects and summarizes methods across various disciplines. It places particular emphasis on the prevention and treatment of women's and children's diseases, as well as health preservation and dietary therapy. The first part includes Dashingen Pian (On Giving Birth), compiled by the Jizhai Scholar during the Kangxi era. This influential medical classic is divided into sections such as childbirth, labor pains, observation, fetal preservation, dietary taboos, miscarriage, and postpartum care. The "Six True Words" for childbirth described in the book have long been revered as the golden standard of obstetrics. The second part features Baoying Pian (On Protecting Infants), compiled by the Yulan Scholar and based on discussions from Yizong Jinjian (Golden Mirror of Medicine) and the theories of. It details the prevention and treatment of childhood smallpox and measles, supplemented by numerous empirical prescriptions. The following sections are organized into forty-two categories, including children, women, the body, and the head and face. Each category is further subdivided into specific conditions, with corresponding prescriptions classified by symptoms. The book includes medical formulas from internal, external, gynecological, pediatric, orthopedic, ear, nose, and throat specialties. The prescriptions are simple, readily available, balanced, and highly practical, making them valuable references for doctors across disciplines and equally useful for families in need of medical guidance at home.