[The unpublished manuscript He Yao Zong Bu in the Wu Medicine School].

Abstract

From the perspective of philology, this study is the first to explore the author information,manuscript content,and literary value of the unpublished and unique manuscript He Yao Zong Bu. Firstly, by examining the physician's birth year, residence, social interactions and handwriting style, it can be determined that the manuscript's author is Yang Shoushan, a renowned doctor of the Shicai School of the Wumen Medical School during the Qing Dynasty. He Yao Zong Bu is one of the two traceable manuscripts currently known that have been handed down by Yang. Secondly,the main content of this book is Yang Shoushan's compilation of nearly 400 surgical formulas and their preparation methods drawn from previous medical experts in Suzhou. The book is concise in structure and rich in formulas,providing a substantial amount of reference material for future generations to study the characteristics of surgical diagnosis and treatment in the Wumen Medical School and summarize surgical thought. Thirdly, the manuscript He Yao Zong Bu contributes rich documentary material to the analysis of the academic thought of Yang Shoushan, a physician of the Shicai School of the Wumen Medical School, medicine. It also provides solid documentary evidence for elucidating the style and pattern of Chen Xintian's surgical formulas,a famous surgeon of the Wumen Medical School.