鮑姑Bào Gū:introduction about her biography and legends,main books and academic thoughts.
✵鮑姑(Bào Gū):a famous physician who ever lived during the East Jin Dynasty, the first lady moxibustionist in the history of China. She probably participated in the creation of herbalist Ge Hong's Zhou Hou Bei Ji Fang(the Handbook of Prescriptions for Emergencies), especially the summary of moxibustion experience recorded in it. Gu Bao is well-known for treating Thoma and warts.
鮑姑(Bào Gū).
Brief Introduction
漢語名(Chinese Name):
鲍潜光(Bào Qiánguāng)
Alias:
Unknown.
Popular name:
鲍仙姑(Bào Xiān Gū)
English Name:
Bao Qianguang, Bao Gu, or Aunt Bao, or Sister Bao.
Hometown:
Shang Dang of East-Jin Dynasty.
Dates:
about year 309~363.
Main works:
《肘後备急方》(Zhou Hou Bei Ji Fang, or the Handbook of Prescriptions for Emergencies), one of co-authors.
Representative works:
《肘後备急方》(Zhou Hou Bei Ji Fang, or the Handbook of Prescriptions for Emergencies), one of co-authors.
Biography and legends:
鮑姑(Bào Gū), a famous physician who ever lived during the East Jin Dynasty, her given name is 潜光(Qiánguāng), family name is 鲍(Bào), native to Shangdang, the daughter of Bao Liang, the prefect of Nanhai, her husband is herbalist Ge Hong. She inherited the medical skills of her father and husband and studied them, and her medical skills became more exquisite. She has practiced treatment and collected herbs in Nanhai, Panyu, Guangzhou, Huiyang, Boluo, and other places for a long time. Furthermore, she is deeply loved by the folks there and is called "Bao XianGu". Bao Gu once lived at the foot of Yuexiu Mountain, left a house and a well. Later generations called this well as "Baogujing(the well of BaoGu)", and a Taoist temple was built on the old site of her house, it was called "Yuegangyuan", the temple was rebuilt during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and was renamed as "Sanyuan Palace". There is still a Baogu Palace and her statue is enshrined and worshiped in the palace.
Gu Bao is the first lady moxibustionist recorded in the historical literature of China. She probably participated in the creation of herbalist Ge Hong's Zhou Hou Bei Ji Fang(the Handbook of Prescriptions for Emergencies), especially the summary of moxibustion experience recorded in it. Gu Bao is well-known for treating Thoma and warts. She adapted measures to local conditions and took local materials. Red-root mugwort, which is abundant in the area, was used by her for moxibustion and achieved remarkable therapeutic results. "Every wart, moxibustion on one of the sticks, will heal immediately. It will not only heal the disease, but will also become beautiful." A brief history records of the Sanyuan Palace in Yuexiu Mountain on the stone stele recorded that: Bao Gu "has zhui ai(red-footed mugwort). She used the spring water of the well and red-rooted mugwort as prescriptions, saved countless folks."
After Bao Gu passed away, the folks of the Lingnan area built Bao Gu Temple in the Sanyuan Palace at the foot of Yuexiu Mountain to commemorate her contribution to the development of medicine.
References:
1.鮑姑Bào Gū:introduction about her biography and legends,main books and academic thoughts.
✵鮑姑(Bào Gū):a famous physician who ever lived during the East Jin Dynasty, the first lady moxibustionist in the history of China. She probably participated in the creation of herbalist Ge Hong's Zhou Hou Bei Ji Fang(the Handbook of Prescriptions for Emergencies), especially the summary of moxibustion experience recorded in it. Gu Bao is well-known for treating Thoma and warts.
鮑姑(Bào Gū), a famous physician who ever lived during the East Jin Dynasty, her given name is 潜光(Qiánguāng), family name is 鲍(Bào), native to Shangdang, the daughter of Bao Liang, the prefect of Nanhai, her husband is herbalist Ge Hong. She inherited the medical skills of her father and husband and studied them, and her medical skills became more exquisite. She has practiced treatment and collected herbs in Nanhai, Panyu, Guangzhou, Huiyang, Boluo, and other places for a long time. Furthermore, she is deeply loved by the folks there and is called "Bao XianGu". Bao Gu once lived at the foot of Yuexiu Mountain, left a house and a well. Later generations called this well as "Baogujing(the well of BaoGu)", and a Taoist temple was built on the old site of her house, it was called "Yuegangyuan", the temple was rebuilt during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and was renamed as "Sanyuan Palace". There is still a Baogu Palace and her statue is enshrined and worshiped in the palace.
Gu Bao is the first lady moxibustionist recorded in the historical literature of China. She probably participated in the creation of herbalist Ge Hong's Zhou Hou Bei Ji Fang(the Handbook of Prescriptions for Emergencies), especially the summary of moxibustion experience recorded in it. Gu Bao is well-known for treating Thoma and warts. She adapted measures to local conditions and took local materials. Red-root mugwort, which is abundant in the area, was used by her for moxibustion and achieved remarkable therapeutic results. "Every wart, moxibustion on one of the sticks, will heal immediately. It will not only heal the disease, but will also become beautiful." A brief history records of the Sanyuan Palace in Yuexiu Mountain on the stone stele recorded that: Bao Gu "has zhui ai(red-footed mugwort). She used the spring water of the well and red-rooted mugwort as prescriptions, saved countless folks."
After Bao Gu passed away, the folks of the Lingnan area built Bao Gu Temple in the Sanyuan Palace at the foot of Yuexiu Mountain to commemorate her contribution to the development of medicine.
