alias | styleDao-xuan akaWutingzi |
dynasty | Ming, lived in 1415 - 1487 AD |
smart_toy
bubble_chart Description Xiong Zong-li (circa 1415–1487), also known as Jun, with the courtesy name Daoxuan and self-styled as Wutingzi, was a native of Jianyang (present-day Jianyang County, Fujian Province). He studied medicine and divination under Liu Yan and was a proponent of the theory of five circuits and six qi. He authored numerous works, and the Japanese physician Shincho Ranken once studied under him.
His notable works include "Classified Medical Book of Famous Prescriptions" in 24 volumes (1447), "Supplement to the Phonetic Annotations of the Huangdi Neijing Suwen Lingshu" in 1 volume, "Wutingzi's Popular Explanation of the Bashiyi Nan Jing" (also known as "Newly Compiled Popular Explanation of the Bashiyi Nan Jing with Illustrations" ) in 7 volumes (1438), "Complete Book of Cold-Damage Disease" (also known as "Illustrated Treatise on Cold-Damage Disease for Saving Lives" ) in 10 volumes (1458), "Origins of Medicine" in 1 volume, "Supplemented Materia Medica in Rhyme" in 8 volumes, "Convenient Prescriptions for Mountain Living" in 16 volumes, "Emergency Prescriptions from Overseas" in 2 volumes, "Supplemented Complete Collection of Women's Prescriptions" in 1 volume, "Annotated Classified Prescriptions for Children's Diseases" , and he annotated the 10-volume {|125|} "Treatise on the Origins and Prescriptions of Children's Diseases" {|126|} by Chen Wen-zhong of the Song Dynasty.