葉桂Yè Guì:introduction about his biography and legends,main books and academic thoughts.

TCM Knowledge:Prominent Ancient Herbalists ✵葉桂(Yè Guì):a famous herbalist in the Qing Dynasty and one of the four major professionals in the science of epidemic febrile disease of traditional Chinese medicine, author of the gynecological book Ye Shi Nǚ Ke Zhèng Zhì(the Syndromes and Therapeutics of Ye's Gynaecology), mainly based on the treatment prescriptions of obstetrics and gynecology.

葉桂(Yè Guì).

  
Brief Introduction
漢語名(Chinese Name): 葉桂(Yè Guì)Alias: 天士(Tiān Shì)
Popular name: 葉桂(Yè Guì)English Name: Ye Gui, or Gui Ye(Given/Family).
Hometown: Wuxian county.Dates: about 1667~1746 AD.
Main works: 《溫熱論》(Wen Re Lun),《臨癥指南醫案》(Lin Zheng Zhi Nan Yi An).
Representative works: 《溫熱論》(Wen Re Lun),《臨癥指南醫案》(Lin Zheng Zhi Nan Yi An).

Biography and legends:


 a portrait of 葉桂Yè Guì 葉桂(Yè Guì), his years of birth and passing away is 1666~1745 AD, named 桂(Guì), alias 天士(Tiān Shì), self-title 香岩(Xiāng Yán). A native of Wuxian, Jiangsu (today's Suzhou, Jiangsu). His ancestral hometown is Shexian county of Anhui, his great-great-grandfather 叶封山(Yè Fēngshān) moved from Lantian Village in Shexian county, Anhui Province to Suzhou and lived by the Shangjin Bridge, so Ye Gui was also known as Shangjin Old Man in his later years. He is a famous herbalist in the Qing Dynasty and one of the four major professionals in the science of epidemic febrile disease of traditional Chinese medicine.

 葉桂(Yè Guì) born in a family professional in medicine skills for generations, his grandfather, 叶时(Yè Shí), knows medical theory thoroughly, and his father, 叶朝采(Yè Cháocài), has a refined medical skill. Ye Gui has been fascinated by what he saw and heard since he was a child, he also aspired to this way, and he learned from his family teachings when he was young. Ye Gui is best at treating syndromes including seasonal epidemics and acute diseases, such as cholera and sunstroke, pox, and so on, he was the first person to discover scarlatina(scarflet fever) in China. His achievements in epidemic febrile disease are particularly outstanding, he is one of the founders of the science of epidemic febrile disease of traditional Chinese medicine. He firstly established the syndrome differentiation outline of epidemic febrile disease "Wei, Qi, Ying, blood" syndrome differentiation program, opened up a new way for the syndrome differentiation and treatment of epidemic febrile disease, and was respected as a representative of the epidemic febrile disease school.

Main books and academic thoughts:


 During his lifetime, Ye Gui was busy diagnosing and treating day by day, there is not much time to write a book. The precious medical works he left to later generations are all the results of the collection and sorting of his disciples and descendants. His major works are 《溫熱論》(Wen Re Lun, or the Treatise on Epidemic Febrile Disease), 《臨癥指南醫案》(Lin Zheng Zhi Nan Yi An, or the Practical Guide to Records), 《未刻本葉氏醫案》(Wei Ke Ben Ye Shi Yi An, or the Unprinted Edition of Ye's Medical Records), and so on.

 The book 《葉氏女科證治》(Ye Shi Nǚ Ke Zhèng Zhì, or the Syndromes and Therapeutics of Ye's Gynaecology), also known as 《葉天士女科證治秘方》(Ye Tianshi Nv Ke Zheng Zhi Mi Fang, or Ye Tianshi's Secret Formula for Women's Department of Syndrome and Treatment), a gynecological work. The book was original titled "written by Qing·Ye Gui". There are four volumes in total, discussing menstruation regulation, miscarriage prevention, childbirth protection, heir seeking, and baby-care. The content involves menstruation, morbid leukorrhea, baby care, and male infertility. The original author and title of this book are unknown. It was published in 1817 under the name of 《竹林女科》(Zhu Lin Nv Ke, or the Bamboo Forest Gynecology), and there are many reprints. In 1913, the Hongwen publishing house changed the book to the name of Ye's, published by lithographic printing, and there are many copies of it. The content is mainly based on the treatment prescriptions of obstetrics and gynecology, and there is not many discussions of physiology and pathology about gynecology.

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