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titlePuji Benshi Fang
orExperiential Prescriptions for Universal Relief
aliasBenshi Fang, Leizheng Puji Benshi Fang
dynastySouthern Song, written in 1132 AD, published in 1132 AD
authorXu Shu-wei wrote
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This book is also known as Leizheng Puji Benshi Fang, Benshi Fang. It was written by Xu Shu-wei of the Song Dynasty and was published around the second year of Shaoxing (1132). The book was completed in Xu's later years and is a collection of effective prescriptions, medical cases, and theoretical insights from his life experiences. The title "Benshi" implies that the records are based on personal experiences. The main existing versions include the Siku Quanshu edition and the 1959 lead-printed edition by Shanghai Science and Technology Press.

The book consists of 10 volumes, divided into 23 categories. It covers common diseases of the liver, gallbladder, sinews, and bones, heart, small intestine, spleen, stomach, lung, and kidney, as well as other internal medicine disorders, surgical, gynecological, pediatric, and five sense organs conditions, and cold-damage diseases and seasonal epidemics. Each category lists several conditions, under which are several prescriptions. Each prescription briefly describes the main symptoms, causes, pathogenesis, medication, processing of materia medica, and usage methods, and may include related medical theories, cases, moxibustion, and cautery treatments.

The text is concise, with conditions and prescriptions tailored for clinical use. For example, for various types of accumulations, in addition to treatments like Chanjin Dan, they are divided into six types based on the condition: alcohol, meat, blood, qi, water, and phlegm, each treated differently. For yin toxin conditions, they are divided into three stages from mild to severe: initial, progressive, and severe, treated with Zhengyuan San, Yun? San, and moxibustion at the navel, respectively. Many prescriptions and theories from this book have been adopted or referenced by later physicians, such as the Siegesbeckia Pill for apoplexy, which is included in Shoushi Baoyuan, Lantai Guifan, and Chengfang Qieyong. The Sophora Flower Powder for bloody defecation has been passed down to this day and has become a famous prescription for treating hemorrhoids.

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