Illustration of a Thousand Pieces of Gold

The full name of "Qianjin Prescriptions" is "Qianjin Prescriptions for Emergency", also known as "Thousands of Gold Prescriptions". It is an important work by Sun Simiao, the "King of Medicines", and is also the earliest medical encyclopedia in my country. Sun Simiao believed in the humanitarian spirit that "human life is of the utmost importance, and a thousand pieces of gold are valuable", so he named this book "a thousand pieces of gold". The book has a total of 30 volumes, including medical ethics, medical education, treatment principles, diagnosis, prescription drugs, gynecology, pediatrics, facial features, internal medicine, external medicine, first aid and other subjects and diseases, as well as diet and health, acupuncture, pulse method, acupuncture, etc., With a total of 232 subjects and 4300 medical prescriptions. It is called the "ancestor of prescription books" by later generations. Many of the scientific and easy-to-implement health-preserving methods in the book are still guiding people's daily lives today. For example, the mentality should be balanced; the diet should be moderate; and the daily life should be regular.