The Complete Works of Jingyue

The Complete Works of Jingyue is a 64-volume compendium of traditional Chinese medicine written by Zhang Jiebin (1563–1640) during the Ming dynasty. Besides this work, Zhang also wrote several other medical texts, including The Classified Canon, which has already been catalogued. Completed in 1624, the book draws extensively on the insightful views of earlier scholars and combines them with the lessons Zhang gained from his own clinical practice, resulting in a medical work with a distinctive character.

The Complete Works of Jingyue is wide-ranging and clearly organized. It opens with The Record of Transmitting the Tradition, three volumes that discuss yin and yang, the six qi, and the medical theories of earlier masters. Next comes The Pulse and Spirit, two volumes that select the essential insights of various medical schools to help assess illness. The work also includes The Treatise on Cold Damage (2 volumes), Discussions of Miscellaneous Disorders (29 volumes), Guidelines for Women (2 volumes), Principles for Children (2 volumes), An Exposition on Measles (1 volume), An Exposition on Smallpox (1 volume), A Guide to External Medicine (2 volumes), The Correct Materia Medica (2 volumes), The New Eight Formations of Prescriptions (2 volumes), The Ancient Eight Formations of Prescriptions (9 volumes), and several other sections: Prescriptions for Women (1 volume), Prescriptions for Children (1 volume), Prescriptions for Smallpox (1 volume), and Prescriptions for External Medicine (1 volume).