Gong Tingxian's Complete Medical Works: The Great Collection of Famous Physicians from the Ming and Qing Dynasties

Author: Li Shihua
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Publication Date: 1999-08-01
Features: The Complete Medical Works of Gong Ting Shen includes eight medical books by Gong Ting Shen, a top medical scholar during the Ming Dynasty. The Apricot Tree Planting Immortal Formulas (4 volumes) are characterized by personal experiences, single-herb formulas, and easily obtainable prescriptions, collected by Gong Ting Shen for daily use. They treat over 100 diseases across internal, gynecological, pediatric, and other disciplines. The Forbidden Formulas of the Lu Palace (4 volumes) feature "the Lu Palace's secret treasures" and Gong Ting Shen's "." The book contains numerous prescriptions in pill, powder, ointment, pill, and decoction forms, treating over 100 clinical conditions. At the end, it includes recipes and applications of various medicinal wines for health preservation, as well as essential advice on the causes, cures, and longevity benefits of emotional factors (). The Divine Collection of Yun Lin (4 volumes) clearly reflects the characteristics of Confucian medicine. It employs flexible four-, five-, and seven-character couplets to describe over 150 clinical conditions and rare diseases. The "Ten Essentials for Patients" in the postscript of Yun Lin's Leisure Notes can serve as a guide for family healthcare practitioners. The Life-Saving Preservation of Origins is one of Gong Ting Shen's representative works and a clinical treasure of the Chinese medical school. The 10-volume book includes "The Four Hundred Medicinal Properties in Song Form," which is easy to memorize. The various discussions introduce the treatment of diseases such as cold damage, epidemics, and those in internal, gynecological, and pediatric medicine, supported by case studies. The content is rich, the data is detailed, and the listed prescriptions have remarkable effects, making it a favorite among for generations. The World-Saving Complete Book is Gong Ting Shen's late-stage clinical summary work. The 8-volume book organizes his lifelong observations of "strange and unusual diseases, as well as those caused by cold, heat, deficiency, and excess," treating them with "concise and appropriate formulas" and "proven records of immediate effects." At the end, it includes methods for nurturing the essence, fasting, fragrant tea, skin softening, and bath ointments, which can be economically developed. The Secret Principles of Pediatric Tuina (also known as The Complete Book of Tuina Therapy for Children's Pulse and Meridians) is a pediatric specialty focused on tuina therapy, also including prescriptions for pediatric diseases. The 2-volume book covers the pulse, symptoms, treatment, and prescriptions for over 100 diseases in internal, gynecological, pediatric, external, and ophthalmological/otological medicine. The Modern and Ancient Medical Mirror is a continuation of Gong Ting Shen's father's work. Its characteristic is to trace the past, verify the present, and use personal experiences to cure contemporary diseases. The 16-volume book introduces the pulse, symptoms, treatment, and prescriptions for over 100 diseases in internal, gynecological, pediatric, external, and ophthalmological/otological medicine.