Wang Haogu: Biographical introduction and legendary stories, major works and academic contributions
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✵Wang Haogu: A distinguished, sagacious physician lived in the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. He was also known as Wang Jinzhi by his alias and as Wang Hai-Zang in his later years. A prominent herbalist of the Yishui school during the Jin Yuan period, he mastered the ancient work Nei Jing (the Inner Canon) and had an in-depth study of Zhongjing's theory. He learned from the herbalists Zhang Yuansu and Li Dongyuan and developed their theory. His chief contribution was explaining yin syndromes and using warming tonics in the later stages of cold-induced diseases. He developed and enriched the theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and had a far-reaching influence on later generations. Five of his books are still extant and well known, including Yin Zheng Lue Li (Sketchy Cases of Yin Syndromes) and Yi Lei Yuan Rong (Fighting Diseases in the Medical Field).
- 王好古 (Wáng Hǎogǔ).
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Brief Introduction Chinese Name: 王好古 (Wáng Hǎogǔ) Alias: 海藏 (Hǎi Cáng) Style Names: 進之 (Jìn Zhī) or 信之 (Xìn Zhī) English Name: Wang Haogu (family name first) or Haogu Wang (given name first) Hometown: Zhao Zhou (today's Zhao county, Hebei) Dates: c. 1200–1308 CE Major Works: Over 20 kinds ever recorded, mainly Yin Zheng Lue Li (the Sketchy Cases of Yin Syndromes) 1 volume, Yi Lei Yuan Rong (Fighting Diseases in Medical Field) 12 volumes, Ci Shi Nan Zhi 2 volumes, Ban Lun Cui Ying 1 volume, Tang Ye Ben Cao 3 volumes; other works ever published but some lost: Ban Zhen Lun 1 volumes, Ben Cao Shi Lu, Huo Ren Jie Yao Ge Kuo, Dou Zhen Lun, Biao Ben Lun, Qian Shi Bu Yi), Shi Er Jing Yao Tu Jie; Other works not ever published:Shang Han Bian Huo Lun, Zhong Jing Xiang Bian, Guang Ming Lun, etc. Representative Works: Yin Zheng Lue Li (the Sketchy Cases of Yin Syndromes) 1 volume,Tang Ye Ben Cao 3 volumes,Yi Lei Yuan Rong (Fighting Diseases in Medical Field) 12 volumes,Ci Shi Nan Zhi 2 volumes,Ban Lun Cui Ying 1 volume,etc. Biographical introduction and legendary stories
Wang Haogu (also known as Wang Jinzhi or Wang Hai-Zang) was a distinguished and sagacious 13th- and 14th-century physician. He is considered a prominent herbalist of the Yishui school during the Jin Yuan period. He mastered the ancient book Nei Jing (the Inner Canon) and had an in-depth study of Zhongjing's theory. He learned from the herbalists Zhang Yuansu and Li Dongyuan and developed their theories. His chief contribution was explaining yin syndromes and using warming tonics in the later stages of cold-induced diseases. He developed and enriched the theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and had a profound influence on later generations. Five of his books have been published and are still well known today.
The section on Prominent Ancient Herbalists provides more details about his biography, legend, main books, and academic thoughts: Wang Haogu: Biographical introduction and legendary stories, major works and academic contributions.
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