Zhāng Xiǎo NiángZi:introduction about her biography and legends.
✵張小娘子 (Zhāng Xiǎo NiángZi):a famous surgeon who lived during the Jiayou period of the Northern Song Dynasty. She got a teaching from an old herbalist who was passing by for her kindness, and later became a famous lady physician proficient in surgery.
張小娘子 (Zhāng Xiǎo NiángZi).
Brief Introduction
漢語名 (Chinese Name):
張小娘子 (Zhāng Xiǎo NiángZi)
Alias:
Unknown.
Popular name:
张小胡秭 (Zhāng Xiǎo HúZi)
English Name:
Zhāng Xiǎo NiángZi, or Young Lady Zhang.
Hometown:
Unknown.
Dates:
Unknown,during Jiayou years of Song, about middle of the 11th century.
Main works:
Unknow or lost.
Representative works:
Unknow or lost.
Biography and legends:
Zhāng Xiǎo NiángZi, a famous surgeon, lived during the Song Dynasty. She was famous during the Jiayou period of the Northern Song Dynasty. According to legend and records, it is said that Zhang XiaoNiangZi was young. One day, a wandering herbalist passed by the door and asked her for a cup of water to drink. Zhang Xiaoniang noticed that he was a silver-bearded old man with a laudable tolerant spirit, she invited him into the house, gave him a seat to make tea, and enthusiastically served meals for him. Seeing that she was smart, virtuous, and diligent, the old herbalist taught her some secrets, including surgery and ointment preparation. He also presented her with a secret copy of Yong Ju Yi Fang (The Unusual Prescriptions for Carbuncle).
Years later, after constant practice, Zhang Xiaoniangzi finally became a lady physician proficient in surgery. Patients with sores, carbuncles, and swelling come to seek treatment, and with her diagnosis and treatment, they all have miraculous results.
After that, Zhang Xiaoniang became famous. She passed on the surgical techniques to her husband, and the couple became famous local physicians.
Main books and academic thoughts:
Herbalist Zhāng Xiǎo NiángZi did not leave any books which are still knowable till today.
References:
1.Zhāng Xiǎo NiángZi:introduction about her biography and legends.
✵張小娘子 (Zhāng Xiǎo NiángZi):a famous surgeon who lived during the Jiayou period of the Northern Song Dynasty. She got a teaching from an old herbalist who was passing by for her kindness, and later became a famous lady physician proficient in surgery.
Zhāng Xiǎo NiángZi, a famous surgeon, lived during the Song Dynasty. She was famous during the Jiayou period of the Northern Song Dynasty. According to legend and records, it is said that Zhang XiaoNiangZi was young. One day, a wandering herbalist passed by the door and asked her for a cup of water to drink. Zhang Xiaoniang noticed that he was a silver-bearded old man with a laudable tolerant spirit, she invited him into the house, gave him a seat to make tea, and enthusiastically served meals for him. Seeing that she was smart, virtuous, and diligent, the old herbalist taught her some secrets, including surgery and ointment preparation. He also presented her with a secret copy of Yong Ju Yi Fang (The Unusual Prescriptions for Carbuncle).
