An Exploration of the Writings by Zhejiang Physicians Recorded in the Siku Quanshu Catalogue-Doctors
10.16466/j.issn1005-5509.2025.06.011
- VernacularTitle:《四库全书总目·医家类》载录浙籍医家著述探赜
- Author:
Rui LYU
1
;
Aiwen ZHUANG
;
Rongqun LI
Author Information
1. 浙江中医药大学基础医学院 杭州 310053
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Siku Quanshu Catalogue;
Zhejiang physician;
writings;
value;
Danxi school;
medical books;
Zhejiang school of Chinese medicine;
academic schools
- From:
Journal of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
2025;49(6):736-741,774
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
[Objective]To summarize the characteristics and value of the medical records of Zhejiang physicians in order to better inherit and carry forward the traditional Chinese medicine academics in Zhejiang.[Methods]Based on the medical books of Zhejiang physicians recorded in the photocopy of Siku Quanshu Catalogue-Doctors,and referring to the classification method of the book,the catalogue of the Zhejiang physicians and their books were classified and counted by consulting the literature.[Results]A total of 38 medical books of 29 Zhejiang physicians were recorded in the Siku Quanshu Catalogue-Doctors,accounting for about 19%of the total number of books in the Siku Quanshu Catalogue-Doctors,including CHEN Yan's Sanyin Jiyi Bingzheng Fanglun,ZHU Danxi's Further Discourses on the Properties of Things and The Development of Jufang,HUA Shou's Nanjing Benyi,DAI Yuanli's Seeking Teacher's Intention,ZHANG Jiebin's The Classified Classic and Jingyue Quanshu,etc.The writings of Zhejiang physicians were based on the classics,citing various theories,creating new theories in combination with the times,focusing on the combination of theory and clinical practice,emphasizing"the past for the present"and highlighting the status of the mainstay of the Danxi school.[Conclusion]Zhejiang region was rich in cultural resources,with many practitioners,famous scholars,abundant medical works,rich content and gradually formed academic schools with regional characteristics such as the Danxi school,which provided a useful reference for the deep cultivation of Zhejiang school of Chinese medicine research,and had a positive role in promoting the inheritance and development of Chinese medicine,especially the school.