袁黃Yuán Huáng:introduction about his biography and legends,main books and academic thoughts.

TCM Knowledge:Prominent Ancient Herbalists ✵袁黃(Yuán Huáng):herbalist and thinker ever lived during the late period of the Ming Dynasty, He is accomplished in the fields of calendar, laws, water conservancy, military affairs, etc., and he has written quite a lot in his life, he is the author of the gynecological book Qi Si Zhen Quan(the True Interpretation on Praying for Heirs).

袁黃(Yuán Huáng).

  
Brief Introduction
漢語名(Chinese Name): 袁黃(Yuán Huáng)Alias: 庆远(Qìng Yuǎn)
Popular name: 袁了凡(Yuán Liǎofán)English Name: Yuan Huang, or Huang Yuan(Given/Family)
Hometown: Weitangzheng,JiaxingDates: about 1533~1606 AD.
Main works: 《祈嗣真詮》(Qi Si Zhen Quan),《攝生三要》(She Sheng San Yao).
Representative works: 《祈嗣真詮》(Qi Si Zhen Quan, or the True Interpretation on Praying for Heirs),《攝生三要》(She Sheng San Yao,or the Three Key Points of Conserving Health).

Biography and legends:


 a portrait of 袁黃Yuán Huáng 袁黃(Yuán Huáng), herbalist and thinker ever lived during the late period of the Ming Dynasty, his years of birth and passing away is year 1533~1606 AD, first named 表(biǎo), later renamed 黄(Huáng), alias 庆远(Qìng Yuǎn), 坤仪(Kūn Yí), or 仪甫(Yí Fǔ), his first self-title is 学海(Xué Hǎi), and later changed to 了凡(Liǎofán), later people often referred to him as "Liao Fan". He was born in a medical family from Weitang Town, Jiashan County, Jiaxing Prefecture. In the Longqing 4th year of Ming(the year 1570 AD), he passed the imperial examination of Juren in the Gengwu year, in the Wanli 14th year(the year 1586 AD) he passed the imperial examination of Jinshi in the Gengwu year. After resigning in his later years, he once lived in Zhaotian Village, Luxu, Wujiang, so he was also a native of Wujiang.

Main books and academic thoughts:


 袁黃Yuán Huáng:a stone figure 袁黃(Yuán Huáng) was a thinker in the Ming Dynasty. He is erudite and versatile. He is accomplished in the fields of the calendar, water conservancy, etc., and he has written quite a lot in his life. According to incomplete statistics, there are a total of 22 books and 198 volumes. He is the author of 《祈嗣真詮》(Qi Si Zhen Quan, or the True Interpretation on Praying for Heirs), 《《春秋義例》(Chun Qiu Yi Li), 《論語箋疏》(Lun Yu Jian Shu, or the Notes and commentaries on the Analects of Confucius), 《袁氏易傳》(Yuan Shi Yi Zhuan, or the Notes of the I Ching by Yuan), 《兩行齋集》(Liang Hang Zhai Ji, or the Collection of Liang Hang Zhai), 《寶坻勸農書》(Bao Chi Quan Nong Shu, or the precious base about persuading agriculture), 《群書備考》(Qun Shu Bei Kao, or the books for references), 《歷法新書》(Li Fa Xin Shu, or the new book on the calendar), 《中庸疏意》(Zhong Yong Shu Yi, or the Notes and commentaries on Confucius neutralism), 《攝生三要》(She Sheng San Yao, or the Three Key Points of Conserving Health), 《尚書纂註》(Shang Shu Cuan Zhu, or the Compilation and Notes of Shang Shu), etc., its knowledge is mainly based on history, involves medicine, geography, calendar, and other aspects.

 The book Qi Si Zhen Quan(the True Interpretation on Praying for Heirs), no volume number, it was compiled by Yuan Huang in the Ming Dynasty, it was compiled between Wanli 9th year and 18th year(between the year 1581 and 1590 AD), it is a special book on how to pray for and give birth to children. The book is divided into ten departments: correct mistakes, accumulation of goodness, accumulate essence, nourish Qi, sustain vitality, harmony between husband and wife, knowledge of time, pregnancy, healing, and praying. Miscellaneous quotes from common sayings, slang, and medical prescriptions are quite miscellaneous. The book is a summary of Yuan Huang’s own experience in seeking an heir and finally had a baby. Its outstanding feature is that it does not start from the prescriptions, but takes the practice of doing good and virtue as the foundation of praying heirs, and emphasizes the importance of grasping the timing of childbirth and maintaining the harmony of the couple.

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