薛辛Xuē Xīn:introduction about his biography and legends,main books and academic thoughts.

TCM Knowledge:Prominent Ancient Herbalists ✵薛辛(Xuē Xīn):a herbalist ever lived during the Song Dynasty. He is proficient in medical skills, especially good at gynecology or woman's department, effective treatments results are achieved in most cases, well-known near and far, he is the author of the author of Nv Ke Wan Jin Fang and several other famous gynecology books.

薛辛(Xuē Xīn).

  
Brief Introduction
漢語名(Chinese Name): 薛辛(Xuē Xīn)Alias: 将仕(Jiāng Shì),古愚(Gǔ Yú)
Popular name: 薛辛(Xuē Xīn)English Name: Xue Xin, Xin Xue(Given/Family)
Hometown: Kunshan countyDates: Unknown, about during 13th century.
Main works: 《女科萬金方》 (Nv Ke Wan Jin Fang),《女科胎產問答要旨》(Nv Ke Tai Chan Wen Da Yao Zhi),《薛氏濟陰萬金書》(Xue Shi Jin Yin Wan Jin Shu),《玉峰鄭氏女科秘傳》(Yu Feng Zheng Shi Nv Ke Mi Chuan),《產後歌訣治驗錄》(Chan Hou Ge Jue Zhi Yan Lu).
Representative works: 《女科萬金方》 (Nv Ke Wan Jin Fang).

Biography and legends:


 薛辛Xuē Xīn 薛辛(Xuē Xīn), a herbalist ever lived during the Song Dynasty, his life, his years of birth and passing away are unknown in detail, he lived during the 13th century. His alias is 将仕(Jiāng Shì), self-title is 古愚(Gǔ Yú), native to Kunshan of Song(today's Kunshan county). He is proficient in medical skills, especially good at gynecology or woman's department, effective treatments results are achieved in most cases, well-known near and far, known as Xue Yi Chang Jia(Physician Xue is professional in gynecology). Because he has no children, he passed on medical skills to Qian who is his son-in-law, Qian re-transmitted his medical skills to his son-in-law Zheng Gongxian, Zheng and his later generations continued to work in the women's department.

Main books and academic thoughts:


 Herbalist 薛辛(Xuē Xīn) is the author of Nv Ke Wan Jin Fang in 1 volume, it was compiled and finished in the year 1265 AD, according to record, his other books are Nv Ke Tai Chan Wen Da Yao Zhi, Xue Shi Jin Yin Wan Jin Shu, Yu Feng Zheng Shi Nv Ke Mi Chuan, Chan Hou Ge Jue Zhi Yan Lu.

 The book Nv Ke Wan Jin Fang was completed no later than the first year of Xianchun of Song, or the year 1265 AD. Because Xue Xin had no children, so he passed on his medical skills to Zheng Gongxian. The Zheng family's descendants regarded this book as a treasure and kept it secret. Copying from generation to generation, and it had never been published, so it lasts for more than 800 years and 29 generations.

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