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Li Gao Written in three volumes, it was written in 1249. It was the work of his later years. It is also a representative work that reflects his academic theories and was published after Li's death. The main existing versions include: Dongyuan Shishu, Sikuquanshu, and the 1957 photocopy of People's Medical Publishing House.

The whole book consists of 38 medical treatises and 63 prescription treatises, divided into three volumes: upper, middle and lower volumes. The previous volume respectively elaborates on the physiological characteristics, pathological changes and pathogenesis of the spleen and stomach, and it is carried out according to the purpose of Neijing and Nan Jing, with Yang- Raising Stomach-Replenishing Decoction and other methods discuss the treatment methods of various syndromes; the middle volume further elaborates on the special topics of Qi deficiency, fatigue, fatigue and heat syndrome, etc., and translates Middle-Tonifying Qi-Replenishing Decoction and Tiaozhong Yiqi Decoction. The main therapeutic applications and additions and subtractions of various prescriptions for tonifying the spleen and stomach are discussed; the second volume focuses on the relationship between spleen and stomach deficiency and otherzang-fuorgans and nine orifices, and the prescriptions for the treatment of spleen-injured syndromes such as diet , related treatment experience.

The whole book adheres to the tenet of Neijing that "people are based on water grains" and based on the idea of ??"people are based on stomach qi", it focuses on elucidating the pathogenesis of "internal injury to the spleen and stomach, and all diseases arise from it" Theory, advocating the treatment ideas of nourishing spleen earth and subduing yin fire, forming a relatively systematic theoretical system of syndrome differentiation and treatment of spleen and stomach injuries. Although the prescriptions used in the book are mostly based on Neiwaishang Bianhuo Lun, further theoretical explanations have been made, and the principles are always to cultivate soil and nourish the middle, to remove heat with sweetness and warmth, and to purge fire with sweetness and coldness.