Táo Běnxué:introduction about his biography and legends,main books and academic thoughts.
✵陶本學 (Táo Běnxué):gynecologist and herbalist professional in obstetrics and gynecology, ever lived about during the 16th to 17th centuries of the Ming Dynasty, the author of Yun Yu Xuan Ji, an obstetrics reference book with practical values.
陶本學 (Táo Běnxué).
Brief Introduction
漢語名 (Chinese Name):
陶本學 (Táo Běnxué)
Alias:
泗源 (Sì Yuán)
Popular name:
陶本學 (Táo Běnxué)
English Name:
Tao Benxue, or Benxue Tao (Given/Family).
Hometown:
Hui Ji county(Shao Xing)
Dates:
Unknown,abour during 16th~17th century.
Main works:
《孕育玄機》(Yun Yu Xuan Ji).
Representative works:
《孕育玄機》(Yun Yu Xuan Ji).
Biography and legends:
陶本學 (Táo Běnxué), alias Sì Yuán, self-title 会稽山人 (Kuaiji Shanren). He was born in Huijixian county of the Ming Dynasty (today's Shaoxing). His date and years of birth and passing away is unknown in detail, about during the 16th to 17th centuries.
Main books and academic thoughts:
The gynecological book Yun Yu Xuan Ji is his work, it has three volumes, the 1st volume discusses the regulation of menstruation, pulse manifestations, treatment and prescriptions of common menstrual diseases; the 2nd volume discusses miscarriage prevention, the principle, and theory of pregnancy or fertility, the principle of pulse diagnosis, the etiology and mechanism of infertility, differentiation and treatment of common pregnancy diseases; the 3rd volume discusses the differentiating of childbirth and postpartum diseases. There are 127 articles in the book, it gave a comprehensive discussion about the diagnosis and treatment of common diseases and frequently-occurring diseases in the department of obstetrics and gynecology. The discussion is concise and straightforward, has new interpretations on the related medical theory, proper syndrome differentiation and identification, methods with prescriptions, and with effective cases attached. It is an obstetrics reference book with practical values.
The author felt that although there were women's departments and many masterpieces of gynecology, there was no good method to treat obstetrics disease. So the author extensively studied ancient medical works and collected them widely from classical works. He borrowed the theories from previous herbalists Chen Ziming, Xue Ji, and other schools, especially Xue Ji’s views, combined with his clinical experience from effective cases, analyzed various problems and diseases related to pregnancy and childbirth, conducted research, and exerted many insights. His academics are derived from the classics of traditional Chinese medicine, various schools, and based on practice, has his innovative thinking on various gynecological theories and practices.
References:
1.Táo Běnxué:introduction about his biography and legends,main books and academic thoughts.
✵陶本學 (Táo Běnxué):gynecologist and herbalist professional in obstetrics and gynecology, ever lived about during the 16th to 17th centuries of the Ming Dynasty, the author of Yun Yu Xuan Ji, an obstetrics reference book with practical values.
陶本學 (Táo Běnxué), alias Sì Yuán, self-title 会稽山人 (Kuaiji Shanren). He was born in Huijixian county of the Ming Dynasty (today's Shaoxing). His date and years of birth and passing away is unknown in detail, about during the 16th to 17th centuries.
