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Compiled by Chen Nian-zu of the Qing Dynasty, completed in 1820 AD.

The author was well-read, with profound medical knowledge and rich clinical experience. This series was further expanded based on the 16 previous medical works authored by Chen. Popular versions include "Chen Xiu-yuan's Sixteen Medical Books", "Chen Xiu-yuan's Twenty-one Medical Books", "Chen Xiu-yuan's Forty-eight Medical Books", "Chen Xiu-yuan's Fifty Medical Books", "Chen Xiu-yuan's Seventy Medical Books" (though the title says 70, it actually contains only 52), and "Chenxiuyuan Yishu Qishi'erzhong" (actually containing only 51). These include Chen Nian-zu's "Shennong Bencao Jingdu" in 4 volumes, "Medical Three-Character Classic" in 4 volumes, the anonymous "Luxin Jing" in 2 volumes, Qing Dynasty's Zhang Zi-pei's "Spring Warmth Three-Character Formula" in 1 volume, Qing Dynasty's Tang Zong-hai's "Dysentery and Scarlet Fever Three-Character Formula" in 1 volume, Qing Dynasty's Chen Nian-zu's "Practical Use of Current Formulas" in 2 volumes, "Song Summary of Practical Use of Current Formulas" in 4 volumes, "Critique of Jingyue's New Formulas" in 4 volumes, "Essentials of Gynaecology" in 4 volumes, Qing Dynasty's Wen Sheng's "Miscellaneous Gynecology" in 1 volume, Qing Dynasty's Lu Le-shan's "Mirror of Health Preservation" in 1 volume, Qing Dynasty's Chen Nian-zu's "Medicine is Really Easy" in 8 volumes, "Medicine Follows the Crowd" in 8 volumes, Yuan Dynasty's Wang Hao-gu's "Medical Fortress" in 1 volume, Qing Dynasty's Zhang Jing's "Quick Methods for Acupuncture" in 1 volume, Qing Dynasty's Cheng Zhi-tian's "New Transmission of Medical Methods" in 1 volume, Qing Dynasty's Chen Nian-zu's "Shallow Commentary on the Golden Chamber" in 10 volumes, "Song Summary of Golden Chamber Formulas" in 6 volumes, "Shallow Commentary on Cold Damage Disease" in 6 volumes, "Medical Formula Interpretation of Cold Damage Disease" in 6 volumes, "True Formula Song Summary of Cold Damage Disease" in 6 volumes, "Collected Annotations on Lingshu and Suwen" in 12 volumes, "Song Summary of Changsha Formulas" in 6 volumes, "Annotations on Shiyao Shenshu" in 1 volume, Qing Dynasty's Zhuang Yi-kui's "Fortune for Children" in 1 volume, anonymous "Emergency Formulas for Strange Scarlet Fever" in 1 volume, Qing Dynasty's Wang Shi-xiong's "Twisted Intestine Scarlet Fever" in 1 volume, "Cholera Spasm" in 1 volume, "Hanging Foot Scarlet Fever" in 1 volume.

Anonymous "Taiyi Miraculous Moxa Stick Formula" in 1 volume, Qing Dynasty's Ji Zhai Ju Shi's "Chapter on Birth" in 1 volume, Qing Dynasty's He Qi-wei's "Good Formulas for Saving the Lost" in 1 volume, Qing Dynasty's Han Shan-zheng's "Treatise on Malaria" in 1 volume, Yuan Dynasty's Zhu Zhen-heng's "Jufang Fahui" in 1 volume, anonymous "Supplemented Secret Book of Foods" in 1 volume, anonymous "Shortcut to Ophthalmology" in 1 volume, anonymous "Proven Formulas for Ophthalmology" in 1 volume, Yuan Dynasty's Du Ben's "Cold Damage Disease Tongue Inspection" in 1 volume, Qing Dynasty's Xue Xue's "Shire Tiaobian" in 1 volume, Qing Dynasty's Huang Yu's "Easy Reading of Benjing" in 1 volume, Qing Dynasty's Ji Piao Zi's "Superfluous Words on Warmth and Heat" in 1 volume, Qing Dynasty's Xu Da-chun's "Hundred Records of Bencao Jing" in 1 volume, Qing Dynasty's Nai Xiu Zi's "Subtle Methods for Treating Diphtheria" in 1 volume, anonymous "General Theory of Throat Pulse Symptoms" in 1 volume, anonymous "Essential Methods for Emergency Throat Rash" in 1 volume, Qing Dynasty's Cao Xin-yi's "Correct Treatment of Scarlatina" in 1 volume, Qing Dynasty's Qiu Xi's "Brief Guide to Smallpox" in 1 volume, Qing Dynasty's Huang Yu's "Mingyi Bielu" in 1 volume, Qing Dynasty's Huang Yu's "Song Formula for Pulse Differentiation" in 1 volume, anonymous "Twenty Medical Theories" in 1 volume, anonymous "Internal and External Formulas for a Hundred Diseases" in 1 volume, anonymous "Ancient and Modern Medical Theories" in 1 volume.

Main existing editions: 1916 lithographic edition by Shanghai Guangyi Book Company; 1904 lead print edition by Shanghai Commercial Press; 1955 lithographic edition by Shanghai Jinzhang Book Company; 1955 lithographic edition by Jinzhang Book Company; 1892 lead print edition by Shanghai Tushu Jicheng Printing Bureau.