Qianjin Yaofang
《千金要方》
Beiji Qianjin Yaofang ( Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Pieces of Gold for Emergencies ) , also called Qianjin Fang or Qianjin Yaofang , was writ- ten by the well-known medical scientist in the Tang Dynasty Sun Simiao in the year 652. As he said, "Human life is of paramount importance, more precious than a thousand pieces of gold, and one prescription which can save it is even more precious; hence Qianjin,Yaofan,g as the name of the book. "From the Tang Dynasty to the modern times, Bezji Qianjin Yaofang has had more than 40 versions at home and a-broad, which are roughly divided into two categories. The book is composed of 30 volumes.Volume l is the pandect of medical science, including medical ethics, materia medica, pharmacy and the like, Volumes 2 ~4 are on gynecological diseases, Volume 5 0n pediatrics, Volume 6 0n diseases of the seven orifices, Volumes 7～8 0n dermatophytosis of all kinds, Volumes 9 N 10 0n febrile diseases caused by cold, Volumes li N 20 0n viscera diseases, Volume 21 0n diabetes and similar diseases, Volume 22 0n skin and external diseases, Volume 23 on hemorrhoid, Volume 24 0n disintoxicating and various treatments, Volume 25 on techniques for emergencies, Volumes 26~27 0n dietetic therapy and cultivation of mental poise, Volume 28 0n normal pulse, and Volumes 29 ~ 30 0n acupuncture and moxibustion. There are totally 233 categories, containing more than 5,300 articles.It has set up the format for compilation of prescriptions. The book gives a systematic summing-up of the accomplishments in medical science prior to the Tang Dynasty.Its sources are extensive, and "s contents are rich, covering all clinical sectors and many aspects such as acupuncture and moxibustion, dietetic therapy,medicament, prevention, and hygiene. It contains both discussions and descriptions, having both proved recipes and classical prescriptions. It is the first comprehensive monumental work of medical science in China, another summing-up of Chinese medicine after Treatise on, Cold Pathogenic and Miscellaneous Diseases by Zhang Zhongjing, and is acclaimed as the earliest encyclopedia of clinical medicine in the Chinese history.
《备急千金要方》，又称《千金方》或《千金要方》，成书于652年，作者为唐代著名医学家孙思邈。正如他所言：生命的价值贵于千金，而一个处方能救人于危殆，价值更当胜于此，因而用《千金要方》作为书名。《备急千金要方》自唐代到现代，中外翻刻版本有40余种，大致可分为两类。此书30卷本内容，罄一为医学总论，包括医学伦理、本草、制药等；卷二~四为妇科病；卷五为儿科病；卷六为七窍病；卷七一八论诸风脚气；卷九~十为伤寒；卷十一~二十为脏腑病论；卷二十一论消渴淋闭诸症；卷二十二为疮肿痛疽；卷二十三系痔漏；卷二十四论解毒并杂治；卷二十五为备急诸术；卷二十六~二十七系食治并养性；卷二十八平脉；卷二十九~三十针灸孔穴主治，总计233门，含方论5300余首，创分症列方的编写体例。书中系统总结了唐代以前的医学成就，取材广泛，内容丰富，遍涉临床各科及针灸、食疗、药物、预防、卫生保健等。该书有述有作，验方经方兼备，是中国第一部理法方药俱全的医学巨著，是继张仲景《伤寒杂病论》后，中国医学的又一次总结，被誉为中国历史上最早的临床医学百科全书。