The Legendary and Amusing Tales of Sun Simiao, the Medicine King

This book recounts the extraordinary life of Sun Simiao, the King of Medicine. Inspired by his unusual life experiences, Sun Simiao wrote the monumental medical work Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Pieces of Gold. It records his own clinical experience, draws on the strengths of many schools, and contains a wide range of rich material. It is a cultural treasure among China’s medical classics…