Traditional Chinese Medicine Manual: the Medicinal Solution of Lei Gong Pao

[A very influential monograph on materia medica by Li Zhongzi, a master of traditional Chinese medicine in the Ming Dynasty] "Lei Gong Pao Pharmaceutical Properties" contains information on the nature and flavor of 335 commonly used traditional Chinese medicines, meridian tropism, toxicity, efficacy and indications, causing fear of evil, contraindications for use, identification of authenticity and preparation methods, etc. In terms of the discussion of the theory of medicinal properties, attention is paid to the application guidance of theories such as yin and yang and five elements, four qi and five flavors, rising and falling, floating and sinking, and citation of meridians, etc., And more contents of Materia Medica from the Jin and Yuan Dynasties are collected. Li Zhongzi was a well-read young man who took the imperial examination in his youth. Later, he turned to medicine because he was distressed that his parents and children were accidentally killed by quack medicine and he was sick at an early age. —Sheng attaches great importance to the theoretical research of traditional Chinese medicine and draws on the strengths of many schools of thought. His discussion of medical theory is quite easy to explain in a simple and profound way. Most of the books he wrote are easy to understand and are the shortest way for beginners to learn and get started. This can be said to be the most complete set of Chinese medicine textbooks at the time. As a result, it was widely recited in the traditional Chinese medicine community in Wu, and he became a major physician and master in Jiangnan during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, making great contributions to the popularization of traditional Chinese medicine. Li Zhongzi had many medical disciples, among whom Shen Langzhong, Ma Yuanyi, and Jiang Shiji were particularly outstanding. Later, Ma Yuanyi's disciples included famous doctors such as Ye Tianshi and You Zaijing. Li Zhongzi's nephew Li Man'an later inherited and carried forward the achievements of Li's medicine. These uncles and nephews left behind many medical works and disciples, which enabled Wuzhong medicine to further develop and flourish.