Research on the Imperial Court Medical Records (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Chen Daiji
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book is a collaborative effort by experts from the Historical Archives of the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, systematically organizing and researching the existing Qing Dynasty imperial medical archives of China, spanning from the Shun and Kang reigns to the Guang and Xuan reigns. It is based on facts, providing prescriptions, evaluations, and discussions. After several years of effort, it has finally been completed as a monumental work of over two million words. The book not only showcases the medical conditions and treatments of emperors, empresses, concubines, and high-ranking officials during the Qing Dynasty, as well as the diagnostic and treatment experiences of renowned medical experts, and certain court medical treatments that were once considered taboo, serving as a reference for clinical practice. More valuable still, the compilers of this book have conducted in-depth research on these Qing imperial medical archives and written a series of academic papers, revealing the achievements and unique experiences of Qing Dynasty court medicine to scholars and readers in various fields such as medicine and history. The compilation of this book holds significant academic value for both medicine and history.