Yifang Leiju - Volume 10 (Revised Edition)

Author: Sheng Zengxiu et al.
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Publishing Date: 2006-12-01
Features: Yifang Leju is a vast medical book compiled by Kim Lìmён and others in Korea. It gathers over 150 medical texts from before the Ming Dynasty in China and organizes them into a comprehensive collection. The content is extremely rich and extensive, making it a masterpiece of medical formulas. The original Korean edition of this book had 365 volumes. The Japanese obtained incomplete copies of this book from Korea, and some scholars used these fragments as references to consult other books and supplement the missing parts, resulting in the current edition, which has 266 volumes (with volumes 155, 156, 209, and 220 missing from the original printing). The entire book is divided into 92 categories, containing nearly 60,000 formulas. At the beginning of each category, it collects medical theories from various books, followed by the compilation of treatment methods and prescriptions (including acupuncture, guided exercises, dietary therapy, etc.) from different sources. The content is rich and covers internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, orthopedics, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, and knowledge of health preservation. It also includes related medical content from Taoist scriptures, Buddhist texts, and biographical accounts, preserving many lost medical texts from before the Ming Dynasty in China. The book holds significant documentary and academic value.