"Even I was attracted by the "Compendium of Materia Medica". When I was a child, I liked to read the pictures and explanations in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" and its effects. I went to the mountains and forests to pick various medicinal materials, not for selling but for myself. Eat, I picked a lot of wild vegetables and herbs that are good for the body."
Li Shizhen: Miss Zhang also has such hobbies! good! good! good!
"Li Shizhen, also known as Dongbi, called himself a native of Binhu Mountain in his later years and was a famous medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty. He wrote "Compendium of Materia Medica", "Eight Meridians of Qijing", "Binghu Pulsology", etc., and was revered as the "Sage of Medicine" by later generations. "
"Li Shizhen has been around since elementary school, and there are family reasons. His grandfather is a herbalist, and his father Li Yanwen is a famous doctor at the time and once served as an official in the Taiyuan Hospital."
"At that time, the status of civil servants was low, and they were regarded as "low-class" by the gentry and nobles, and their social status was very humble."
"Li Yanwen was deeply aware of the discrimination he suffered. Naturally, he did not want his bright younger son to make the same mistake again, and pinned all his hopes of changing his family on Li Shizhen."
"Although Li Shizhen loves medicine, in order to live up to his father's high expectations, he had to temporarily focus on the boring eight-legged article."
"He was smart, enlightened, and talented. He passed the examination as a scholar at the age of 14. Li Yan was so happy when he heard about it, thinking that his son's promotion was now expected."
"Unexpectedly, things backfired. From the age of 17, Li Shizhen failed in three consecutive provincial examinations."
"The harsh reality educated Li Yanwen, and he finally understood a truth: You cannot impose your will on your son, as forceful melons are not sweet. From then on, Li Shizhen gave up his fame, so he decided to abandon Confucianism and study medicine. , studied medicine with his father at the age of 23, and his medical reputation became increasingly popular."
"In the 30th year of Jiajing reign of Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty, when Li Shizhen was 33 years old, he became famous as a doctor because he cured the son of Zhu Houkun, the king of Fushun. He was hired by Zhu Yingdi, the king of Chu in Wuchang, as the "Fengcizheng" of the palace and also in charge of the good doctor's office. affairs.
"In the 35th year of Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, he was recommended to work in Taiyuan Hospital and was appointed as "judge" in Taiyuan Hospital. Three years later, he was recommended to Beijing to serve as judge in Taiyuan Hospital. After serving for one year, he resigned and returned to his hometown."
"During this period, Li Shizhen was actively engaged in drug research. He often visited the pharmacy and imperial medicine warehouse of Yu Tai Hospital, carefully compared and identified medicinal materials from various places, and collected a large amount of information. At the same time, he also had the opportunity to visit the royal palace and royal medicine warehouse. A rich collection of classics.”
"At the same time, I obtained a large amount of folk herbal information from the court at that time, and saw many medicinal specimens that were difficult to see at ordinary times, which broadened my horizons and enriched my knowledge."
"In order to clarify each medicine, Li Shizhen proposed eight tasks, including name explanation, interpretation, identification of doubts, correctness and error, repair and treatment, smell, indications, invention, and supplementary prescriptions. These eight tasks can be seen in the "Compendium of Materia Medica". .”
"Li Shizhen is also very sensitive to the observation of drugs. She personally collected and carefully observed the drugs to get their true meaning, and achieved great success."
"He broke the long-standing classification of upper, middle and lower grades in materia medica and established a classification of three realms and sixteen parts, making the classification system more scientific. In addition, he also established a more complete classification system based on Tao Hongjing's main medicinal classification. The classification of medicines used to treat all kinds of diseases, and the meridian classification of medicines."
"After resigning from office, he opened a medical clinic to practice medicine, which also facilitated the understanding and observation of medicines and medical skills. He founded the medical clinic Dongbi Hall with his own name - Dongbi. "
"In the process of practicing medicine and reading classical medical books for decades, Li Shizhen discovered that there were many errors in ancient Materia Medica books, and was determined to re-compile a Materia Medica book."
"In the thirty-first year of Emperor Shizong's reign in the Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen began to compile the Compendium of Materia Medica. In order to understand these medicines in more detail, he left home many times for inspections. He traveled to many famous mountains and rivers in Huguang, Jiangxi, and Zhili, and clarified many difficult questions. question."
"Li Shizhen practiced it personally, learned extensively from the working people, and paid attention to investigation and research. This is another important research method for him."
"After extensive consultation, Li Shizhen learned from the hunters that tiger bones have the function of strengthening the will and spirit. The vegetable farmers confirmed that brassica is rapeseed. From the workers, Li Shizhen learned the method of preventing mining poisoning. Mountain people, fishermen, farmers, cobblers, hunters... They were all his teachers, and he benefited greatly from his investigation and research.”
"Finally, through literature research, the "Compendium of Materia Medica" records medical knowledge obtained from Tianzhu, Dashi, Nanyang, Hu people, Tibetan people, as well as from Sanskrit and Buddhist scriptures."
"After 27 years of long-term efforts and experience and observation, 61-year-old Li Shizhen completed the first draft of "Compendium of Materia Medica" in the sixth year of Wanli Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty."
"After that, it was revised three times in 10 years, for a total of 40 years. Wanli died in the 21st year of his life."
"Although he has passed away, he left behind a national treasure."
"As for the topic of immortality, we have to talk about one emperor, the Emperor Jiajing. He was also superstitious about immortality and prayed for immortality. The alchemists saw the emperor's intention and refined the elixir of immortality. To please the emperor, a craze for alchemy was set off across the country, but many people died of poisoning after taking the elixir."
"The elixir contained harmful substances such as mercury. Li Shizhen also said that at the time."
"Li Shizhen knew that the elixir called immortality was made from mercury, lead, cinnabar, sulfur, tin, etc. and contained toxins, so he made an announcement to everyone: the claim that the elixir can live long is absolutely not credible!"
"He listed that Emperor Qin Shihuang and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty both took elixirs in the hope of longevity, but didn't they die as a result? Most of the ingredients in the so-called elixirs are poisonous substances. Not only will eating them not lead to longevity, but they will cause poisoning and death!"
"The alchemist retorted: mercury is not poisonous, and if you take it, you can become an immortal. It is a kind of longevity medicine."
"Li Shizhen's words were not fully believed at the time. There were only a few people who did not take the elixir of life."
"Although Li Shizhen was firmly opposed to taking the elixir, he still couldn't stop these people, so he made the elixir himself to fight against these alchemists."
"He personally developed mercury to treat scabies and other diseases, and used alchemy to prepare external medicines. He also recorded the research data in the "Compendium of Materia Medica", which had a profound impact on future generations."
"Unfortunately, Li Shizhen did not see the publication of this masterpiece for which he worked so hard all his life. In the early autumn of 1593, when this 75-year-old man passed away, the "Compendium of Materia Medica" was still in Nanjing, China and had just been hosted. The plates were engraving, and the books were not printed until three years later.”
"Li Shizhen's life was full of outstanding achievements and outstanding achievements, and he made great contributions to the medical industry of the motherland. He is not only the pride of the Chinese nation, but also a recognized world cultural celebrity. His "Compendium of Materia Medica" is called the "Encyclopedia" "It's not an exaggeration."
