In the Taibai Mountain deep in the Qinling Mountains, there is a "Four Seasons Thatched Cottage" that is unknown to outsiders. The leader of the hall is an old man known as the "Qin Grass Farmer". No one knows how old he has been, but they only know that he has saved more people than there are trees on the mountain.
Here, terminally ill patients who have been pronounced "dead in seven days" by modern medicine can seize a glimmer of life with a bowl of "Yin Yang Spring" water and three "Taiwan rice";
Here, master's doctors from the city have to go through the ancient tests of "blindfolding to identify medicines", "picking ice from cliffs" and "keeping vigil at Yaowang Temple" before they can be considered as entry-level doctors;
Here, treating diseases is not just about prescribing prescriptions and medicines, but also about observing the weather, observing the earth's atmosphere, and discerning people's hearts. A piece of grass, a piece of stone, or a dream may become the key to questioning life and death. This book slowly unfolds a picture of TCM life rooted in the mountains and rivers of China. Through real and touching stories between grass farmers, five disciples with different personalities, and countless medical seekers, the complete wisdom of traditional Chinese medicine in the five dimensions of "mountain, medicine, fate, divination, and fortune" is systematically interpreted. The book contains a large number of difficult and severe medical cases based on real herbal medicines and prescriptions from Taibai Mountain. It integrates the philosophy of "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic", the rigor of "Treatise on Febrile Diseases", and the mystery of the Five Elements and Zhouyi into the ups and downs of the narrative.
This is not only a novel, but also an affectionate tracing of the soul of traditional Chinese medicine and an immersive practice of Chinese culture. Open it and you will step into a world that is both far and near from us - where humans and all things in the world breathe together, and medicine and nature sing together.
