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A famous medical scientist in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. His first name was Heng, with the courtesy name 訒'an. A native of Ximen, Xiuning County. Wang Ang He was originally a scholar and once passed the scholar examination. Because of his poor family background, he left the career of raising children at the age of 30 (the early years of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty) and turned to medicine.

Wang Ang In view of the current situation that medical books are difficult to read and medical theory is not clear enough, on the one hand, I studied the medical works of the past dynasties, and on the other hand, I strengthened my clinical experience. After decades of exploration and accumulation, I compiled a book This book has a profound influence on the popularization of medicine and pharmacology.

In 1682, Wang Ang compiled 3 volumes of Yifang Jijie through years of "collecting books" and collecting essentials, based on the prescriptions of famous doctors and folk prescriptions of the past dynasties. The actual function is divided into 21 categories, including 320 square formulas and more than twice the number of supplementary formulas, and is appended with Jijiu Liangfang at the end. In 1689, three volumes of Suwen Lingshu Leizuan Yuezhu were completed. They were divided into categories and the language was concise and clear, which greatly facilitated readers who were new to Neijing. In 1692, he compiled a collection of seven-character poems called Tangtou Gejue into one volume. The book's explanations are concise and easy to memorize. It has been widely circulated and has become a must-read introductory book for studying medicine. In 1694, 400 commonly used medicines were selected from various materia medica and compiled into 4 volumes of Bencao Beiyao, which provided the medical community with a concise and practical reading of medicines.

Wang Ang also wrote 1 volume of 无 Medical Yuanquan which discusses health care and analyzes meridian and collateral meridian and collateral tips 1 volume. Wang Ang's life has made great contributions to bringing medicine to the public.