顧德華Gù Déhuá:introduction about her biography and legends,main books and academic thoughts.

TCM Knowledge:Ancient Lady Herbalists ✵顧德華(Gù Déhuá):she was known as 里云(Lǐ Yún), ever lived since early to middle of the 19th century, She is a famous gynecologist in Wuxian county, and the woman patients respected her after her treatment, she is the author of Hua Yun Lou Yi An(the medical case of flower rhyme mansion).

顧德華(Gù Déhuá).

  
Brief Introduction
漢語名(Chinese Name): 顧德華(Gù Déhuá)Alias: 里云(Lǐ Yún)
Popular name: 顧德華(Gù Déhuá)English Name: Gu Dehua, or Dehua Gu(Given/Family).
Hometown: Wu county,Jiangsu.Dates: Unknown, early to middle of 19th century.
Main works: 《花韻樓醫案》(Hua Yun Lou Yi An, or the medical case of flower rhyme mansion).
Representative works: 《花韻樓醫案》(Hua Yun Lou Yi An, or the medical case of flower rhyme mansion).

Biography and legends:


 Hua Yun Lou Yi An 顧德華(Gù Déhuá), was known as 里云(Lǐ Yún), her alias or her popular name, native to Wuxian county of Jiangsu, she was born in the Daoguang and Xianfeng years of the Qing Dynasty, early to middle of the 19th century, she is a famous gynecologist in Wuxian county, and the woman patients respected her after her treatment.

Main books and academic thoughts:


 Gu Dehua is the author of a gynecological work Hua Yun Lou Yi An (the medical case of flower rhyme mansion), which kept 29 records, most of which are critical and severe diseases. The records discussions are thorough, and they are fair and good. They are all empirical cases, which are rare among lady physicians. Zhang Yutian in the same county collected the transcripts of the book. In the year 1921, physician Qiu Jisheng of Shaoxing compiled the transcripts into The Collection of Rare Medical Books, which enabled the Hua Yun Lou Yi An(the medical case of flower rhyme mansion) to be passed down till today.

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  • 1.顧德華Gù Déhuá:introduction about her biography and legends,main books and academic thoughts.

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