Introduction of Qian Jin Yi Fang:the Supplement to the Invaluable Prescriptions.
✵Qian Jin Yi Fang, or The Supplement to the Invaluable Prescriptions, was compiled by the herbalist Sūn Sīmiǎo at the end of the 7th century. It is a 30-volume work covering various subjects, including herbal lore, febrile diseases, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, miscellaneous internal diseases, pulse-taking, acupuncture, and diet. Together with Qian Jin Yao Fang (Invaluable Prescriptions), it is considered a compendium of the medical achievements made before the Tang dynasty.
Qian Jin Yi Fang
Brief Introduction
Chinese Name:
《千金翼方》(Qian Jin Yi Fang)
English Name:
Supplement to the Invaluable Prescriptions
Author(or Authors):
☯孫思邈 (Sūn Sīmiǎo)
Edition age:
about year 682 A.D.
Introduction of Qian Jin Yi Fang.
Qian Jin Yi Fang (The Supplement to the Invaluable Prescriptions), a 30-volume work compiled by the herbalist Sun Simiao at the end of the 7th century, includes various branches such as herbal records, febrile diseases, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, miscellaneous diseases of internal, pulse-taking, acupuncture, and diet. Together with Qian Jin Yao Fang (or the Invaluable Prescriptions), it is considered a compendium of the medical achievements made before the Tang Dynasty.
The well-known classical works Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang (The Invaluable Prescriptions for Emergencies) and Qian Jin Yi Fang (The Supplement to the Invaluable Prescriptions) are representative works of the herbalist Sun Simiao. The latter was compiled as a supplement to the former, hence its name. Consisting of 30 volumes, it is an important work of Tang Dynasty herbal literature that records a large amount of literature and classical works from before the Tang dynasty.
The content of Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang (The Invaluable Prescriptions for Emergencies) could be classified into the following parts: the 1st part is about herbs in various categories, from volumes 1~4; the 2nd part is about Gynecology Syndromes, from volumes 5~8; the 3rd part is about Cold-induced disease, from volumes 9~10; the 4th part is about pediatrics, volume 11; the 5th part is about spiritual cultivation and health-preserving, from volumes 12~15; the 6th part is about wind syndromes, from volumes 16~17; the 7th part is about miscellaneous syndromes, from volumes 18～21; the 8th part is about taking minerals, volume 22; the 9th part is about swelling sores, from volumes 23~24; the 10th part is about complexion and pulse, volume 25; the 11th part is about acupuncture, from volumes 26~28; the 12th part is about Taoism, from volumes 29~30.
References:
1.Introduction of Qian Jin Yi Fang:the Supplement to the Invaluable Prescriptions.
2.Qian Jin Yi Fang: The Supplement to the Invaluable Prescriptions, by Sun Simiao.
✵Qian Jin Yi Fang, or The Supplement to the Invaluable Prescriptions, was compiled by the herbalist Sūn Sīmiǎo at the end of the 7th century. It is a 30-volume work covering various subjects, including herbal lore, febrile diseases, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, miscellaneous internal diseases, pulse-taking, acupuncture, and diet. Together with Qian Jin Yao Fang (Invaluable Prescriptions), it is considered a compendium of the medical achievements made before the Tang dynasty.
Qian Jin Yi Fang (The Supplement to the Invaluable Prescriptions), a 30-volume work compiled by the herbalist Sun Simiao at the end of the 7th century, includes various branches such as herbal records, febrile diseases, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, miscellaneous diseases of internal, pulse-taking, acupuncture, and diet. Together with Qian Jin Yao Fang (or the Invaluable Prescriptions), it is considered a compendium of the medical achievements made before the Tang Dynasty.
The well-known classical works Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang (The Invaluable Prescriptions for Emergencies) and Qian Jin Yi Fang (The Supplement to the Invaluable Prescriptions) are representative works of the herbalist Sun Simiao. The latter was compiled as a supplement to the former, hence its name. Consisting of 30 volumes, it is an important work of Tang Dynasty herbal literature that records a large amount of literature and classical works from before the Tang dynasty.
The content of Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang (The Invaluable Prescriptions for Emergencies) could be classified into the following parts: the 1st part is about herbs in various categories, from volumes 1~4; the 2nd part is about Gynecology Syndromes, from volumes 5~8; the 3rd part is about Cold-induced disease, from volumes 9~10; the 4th part is about pediatrics, volume 11; the 5th part is about spiritual cultivation and health-preserving, from volumes 12~15; the 6th part is about wind syndromes, from volumes 16~17; the 7th part is about miscellaneous syndromes, from volumes 18～21; the 8th part is about taking minerals, volume 22; the 9th part is about swelling sores, from volumes 23~24; the 10th part is about complexion and pulse, volume 25; the 11th part is about acupuncture, from volumes 26~28; the 12th part is about Taoism, from volumes 29~30.
