Guō Yōng:introduction about his biography and legends,main books and academic thoughts.

TCM Knowledge:Prominent Ancient Herbalists ✵郭雍 (Guō Yōng):a herbalist and a scholar of the I Ching, he is very fond of Zhongjing's book, and his study of it has been deepening, took discussions from other ancient books, and theories from other herbalists to compile and supplement it, author of the book Shang Han Bu Wang Lun (the Recovery Supplement of Shang Han Lun).

郭雍 (Guō Yōng).

  
Brief Introduction
漢語名 (Chinese Name): 郭雍 (Guō Yōng)Alias: 子和 (Zǐ Hé)
Popular name: 白雲先生 (Bái Yún Xiān Sheng, or White Cloud Teacher.)English Name: Guo Yong, or Yong Guo (Given/Family)
Hometown: Xia ZhouDates: about 1106~1187 A.D.
Main works: 《傷寒補亡論》(Shang Han Bu Wang Lun, or the Recovery Supplement of Shang Han Lun) 20 volumes, co-authors of 《大易粹言》(Dai Yi Cui Yan, or the Essential Discussions of the I Ching) 10 volumes.
Representative works: 《傷寒補亡論》(Shang Han Bu Wang Lun, or the Recovery Supplement of Shang Han Lun).

Biography and legends:


 郭雍Guō Yōng 郭雍 (Guō Yōng), his alias is 子和 (Zǐ Hé), was born in a family with belief of Confucian school, his forefather was native to Luoyang. His father is loyal and filial, ever was assigned an official career to Taizhong Dafu, a disciple of 程頤 (Chéng Yí), has an in-depth research on Zhou Yi (the I Ching), author of Yi Shuo, self-title is Jian Shan Xian Sheng, had a self-biography. Guo Yong passed on from his father's study, learned the secular affairs, lived in Xiazhou, lived as a hermit in the mountain valleys, self-title is Bai Yun Xian Sheng (While Cloud Teacher).

 In the Qiandao years (1165~1173 A.D.), he was recommended to the imperial court but did not accept an assignment, and then he was given the title of Chonghui Chushi. The emperor Xiàozōng knows familiarly about his virtuous deeds, praises him to ministers, and asks local officials to send him gifts with greetings when the festival comes. Later, the title "Gu Zheng Xian Sheng" was conferred upon him by the emperor, and officials were sent to ask Guo Yong what he wants to say, which was recorded and handed in. Therefore, Yong lived till he was eighty-three years old.

Main books and academic thoughts:


 At the beginning of Chunxi years (1174~1189 A.D., Chunxi is the reign title of Xiàozōng emperor of Song Dynasty), scholars gathered articles from scholars of Zhou Yi, including 程顥 (Chéng Hào), Chéng Yí, 張載 (Zhāng Zài), 遊酢 (Yóu Zuò), 楊時 (Yáng Shí), 郭忠孝 (Guō Zhōngxiào), and Guō Yōng, and compiled a book of Zhou Yi named 《大易粹言》(Dà Yì Cuì Yán, or the Essential Discussions of the I Ching), and it was published.

 Guo Yong is very fond of Zhongjing's book, and his study of it is profound. Because of the incompleteness of Shang Han Lun (the Treatise on Cold-induced Diseases), he used discussions from ancient books Su Wen (the Plain Questions of Huangdi's Internal Classic), Nan Jing (the Difficult Classic), Qian Jin Fang (the Invaluable Prescriptions), Wai Tai Mi Yao(the Medical Secrets of an Official) and other books, and also supplemented with theories from herbalists Zhū Gōng, Páng ānshí, Cháng Qìzhī and others, in the year 1181 AD he finally compiled the book Shang Han Bu Wang Lun (the Recovery Supplement of Shang Han Lun), in 20 volumes.

 Shang Han Bu Wang Lun (the Recovery Supplement of Shang Han Lun), is a book on the study of Shang Han Lun (the Treatise on Cold-induced Diseases), in twenty volumes (the sixteenth volume was lost in the Ming Dynasty; the other nineteen volumes have survived till today). Its author is Guō Yōng of the Song Dynasty, and it was finished in the year 1181 AD. The author saw at that time the book is incomplete, he took discussions from other ancient books, and theories from other herbalists, to compile and supplement it, and combined his personal opinions as supplements. His unique insights often surpass those of other schools. So the title was "Bu Wang Lun" (the Recovery Supplement). The edition arrangement order of this book is different from the general version of Shang Han Lun (the Treatise on Cold-induced Diseases), and the content has also been expanded. The aspect of compiling the lost literature has a certain contribution. However, the style of this book is miscellaneous, Zhongjing's original text and later annotations are mixed with each other, and the original source cannot be verified, which is the defect of the book.

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