The Eighteen Volumes of "Secret Code of Life and Life" was compiled by Ding Qiyu of the Qing Dynasty and was published in 1673. It is now engraved in Guichou (1673) by Wei Yang and Ding Qiyu in Yijitang in the twelfth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty. It is now in the library of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (nine volumes are preserved) and the library of Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (fourteen volumes are preserved). A photocopy of the joint publication of the two libraries is now available. The first volume is a monthly review, including the general code of the year, the beauty of things, and the preparation of farmhouses; the second volume is Tiaoshe, which is divided into essentials of health preservation, monthly records of health preservation, Yizhen secrets, selected essentials of food treatment, dietary taboos, etc.; Volumes 3 and 4 are categories of things, including water, grains, vegetables, fruits, and scales. The chapters on medicine, media, poultry, and beasts introduce the medical uses of grains, vegetables, poultry, and other daily foods; Volumes 5 to 9 are collections of prescriptions, including internal and surgical syndromes, blades, insect and animal injuries, etc., Introducing the causes, pathogenesis, treatment principles, prescriptions, and trauma treatment of internal and surgical diseases. The existing copy published by Yigutang in the 18th year of Shunzhi (1661).
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I think it is very helpful for our daily health and diet, and the collection of prescriptions in it is also very practical and can deal with some common diseases. Remembering that my mother often adjusts her diet according to the seasons, the health knowledge in this book will definitely be helpful to her. I want to recommend this book to her to make our life healthier!
I think it is very helpful for our daily health and diet, and the collection of prescriptions in it is also very practical and can deal with some common diseases. Remembering that my mother often adjusts her diet according to the seasons, the health knowledge in this book will definitely be helpful to her. I want to recommend this book to her to make our life healthier!