"Su Chen Liang Prescription", also known as "Nei Han Liang Prescription" or "Su Chen Nei Han Liang Prescription", is a joint edition of "Liang Prescription" written by Shen Kuo of the Northern Song Dynasty and "Su Xueshi Prescription" written by Su Shi. It was published in the eighth year of Xining in the Northern Song Dynasty (1075). The original book has fifteen volumes. The current version has ten volumes and eight volumes, which are quite different. In addition to recording some single prescriptions in various clinical subjects, or appending medical records, this book also discusses medical theory, materia medica, moxibustion, health preservation, alchemy, etc. Based on the etiology, pathogenesis and corresponding treatment methods, the eight-volume book divides the prescriptions into six categories: health-preserving prescriptions, wind-controlling prescriptions, epidemic-controlling prescriptions, qi-blood-controlling prescriptions, gynecological prescriptions and pediatric prescriptions. Among them, there are the largest number of prescriptions for treating qi and blood, and they are divided into three volumes according to the different causes of the corresponding diseases. The book was the first to include Zhibaodan, Shenshe Pills, Maifanshi, etc., And improved and developed some of the collected prescriptions. It also elaborated on the efficacy and characteristics of pharmaceutical dosage forms such as soups, powders, and pills.
Reader comments
This book is rich in content, not only containing various single prescriptions and medical records, but also covering medical theory, materia medica, moxibustion, etc. The writing style is rigorous and the writing style is smooth. The storyline is real and interesting, especially the classification and explanation of the prescriptions, which are very practical. All in all, it is a good book worth reading.
This book is rich in content, not only containing various single prescriptions and medical records, but also covering medical theory, materia medica, moxibustion, etc. The writing style is rigorous and the writing style is smooth. The storyline is real and interesting, especially the classification and explanation of the prescriptions, which are very practical. All in all, it is a good book worth reading.