Chinese Medical Classics

Translated and explained by: Joe Hing kwok Chu

1. Ben Cao Cong Xin 本草從新 is composed by Wu Yi-Luo of Qing dynasty in the year of 1757 A.D. The book is based on the book Ben Cao Bei Yao, by Wang Yang of Ming dynasty. It consists of 18 volumes. The front of the first volume describes the characteristics of medicines. Then it classifies the medicines into herbs, trees, fruits, vegetables, grains, mineral and metal, water, fire and earth, animals, insects, fish and those other with scales, human, total of 11 divisions and 52 types. It includes 720 kinds of medicines. It classification is basically the same as Ben Cao Gang Mu 本草綱目. It describes the characteristics of all the medicines listed, applications, identifying the medicine for adulteration or substitution, methods of processing the medicines. combinations. All data show the sources of information.
   本草從新：撰者 為清·吳儀洛，字遵程，浙江海鹽人。成書於乾隆二十二年（公元1757年）。
   此書作者在明·汪昂所撰《本草備要》基礎上重訂而成。全書十八卷，卷首為“藥性總義”，後分草、木、果、菜、穀、金石、水、火土、禽獸、虫魚鱗介、人11 部52類，共載藥720種。其分類方法基本同《本草綱目》。各藥論述分為藥物性味、主治、真偽鑒別、炮制方法及臨床配伍應用等，凡引用資料均有出處。

2. Huang Di Nei Jing 皇帝內經(Yellow Emperor's Internal Classics) is also just called Nei Jing 內經. It consists of 18 volumes. Nine volumes of which is called Su Wen 素問and the other nine volumes did not have a name. During Han and Jin Dynasties, it is called "Nine Volumes" or "Zhen Jing" 針經, meaning needle classics. After Tang Dynasty, it is call "Ling Qu 靈樞."  The works were not done by one author. They were written over a long period of time starting during the Spring -Autumn and the Warring State period of China and added on by various writers during the dynasties of Qin, Han and till Tang dynasty.

3. Jing Yue Quan Shu 景岳全書  Composed by Chang Jing-yue in 1624 A.D. during the Ming dynasty. It is a book that encompasses most of the medical theories and applications at that time plus his personal experiences. 景岳全書    明﹒張景岳著，成書於公元１６２４年。     此書是張氏在廣收博采諸家之論的基礎上結合個人的學術見解及臨床經驗匯編而成的一部巨著。張景岳, 名介賓，號景岳，字會卿。因為他善用熟地，有人稱他為“張熟地”。公元１５６３──１６４０（明嘉靖四十二年 - 崇禎十三年。一說約１５５５-１６３２年），明山陰（會稽）（今浙江省紹興縣）人。景岳新方是《景岳全书》中第50、51两卷所载的新方八阵。 景岳新方是張景岳收集臨床經驗。

4. Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet) 金櫃要略composed by Zhang Zhong Jing  of Eastern Han Dynasty circa 200 A.D.張 仲 景 

5. Shang Han Lun (傷寒論), The Theory of Injuries by Coldness  was by Zhang Zhong Jing  (張仲景).   Zhang Zhong Jing,  also called Zhang Ji, was born in 150 A.D. in Nanyang district of Henan province and passed away in 219 A.D. He deemed that all illnesses caused by external elements like coldness should be classified as Shang Han (injuries from coldness}.  張仲景，名機，南陽郡涅陽（今河南省南陽縣）人，約生於東漢和平元年（公元一五O年），卒於建安二十四年（公元二一九年）。傷寒論中的傷寒是一切熱病的總稱。是指一切因為外感而引起的疾病。

6. Qian Jin Fang 千金方(Thousand Pieces of Gold Formulae) 千金方: Written by Sun Si Miao of Tang dynasty. It was completed around 652 A.D. It is the earliest medical encyclopedia that exists today. 千金方作者孫思邈，唐代著名的醫學家，約於公元652年完成。是現存最早的醫學百科全書。

7. Lei Zheng Pu Ji Ben Shi Fang , (Classified/Indexed  General Treatment formulae), also called  "Ben Shi Fang." It consists of ten volumes. It was written by Xu Shu Wei of Song Dynasty and was published around the middle of 12th century.  The book is organized into 23 types of formulae: strokes, liver, gall bladder, pain of muscles and bones, heart, small intestines, diseases of the digestive system, diseases of the lung  and kidney channels, headache and dizziness. It collected more than three hundred therapeutic formulas and acupuncture and moxibustion methods. Most of them had been proven effective. At the end of the formulae, the  theory and experiences of the writer were listed. The books were type-set and printed after 1949. 《類证普济本事方》﹐或稱 《本事方》。十卷。宋·许叔微撰。约刊于12世纪中期。書中按病類分 為中风肝胆筋骨诸风﹐心小肠脾胃病﹐肺肾经病﹐头痛头晕方等23類方剂。收载治療方剂及針 灸法，所选方剂约300余首，多系當时试用有效者。方剂之末附有作者的验案及論述，反映了作者的独到见解和學術思想。1949年後有排印本。

8. Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang  太平惠民和劑局方

9. Dan Ji Xin Fa 丹濟心法﹐Edited by Zhu Dan Ji of Yuan Dynasty. 元朝朱丹濟著。

10. Yi Zhong jin Jian  醫宗金鑒  Edited by Wu Qian et al, by the order of the government of Qing Dynasty during the period of Qian Long Emperor. It encompasses the works from Spring and Autumn to Qing Dynasty on all aspects of Chinese medicine.    醫宗金鑒  是清代乾隆年間由吳謙等奉政府之命編輯的一部醫學教科書。書中內容極為豐富，採集了上自春秋戰國，下至明清的歷代名著之精義，其內容包括內﹐外 ﹐婦﹐兒﹐針灸﹐傷科﹐眼科等臨床各科，還有診斷和方劑學等基礎理論的內容。

11. Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing 神 農 本 草 經 Materia Medica of Deity of Agriculture, an earliest medical material dictionary was composed around the era of Qin and Han dynasties. There were 365 kinds of medical materials collected in this book.  神 農 本 草 經 (亦 稱 本 經 ) 是中國最早的藥物學經典，成書於秦漢之際，後人托名“神農”所作。書中共收載藥物365種，並根據藥物的不同性能和使用目的，分為上、中、下三品，初步提出 “君臣佐使”、“四氣五味”等中藥理論。 它 與 皇 帝 內 經 被 視 為 兩 本 最 重 要 之 中 醫 古 典 著 作 。

12. Ben Cao Gang Mu 本草綱目, Materia Medica﹐ a dictionary of Chinese herbs, written by Li Shi Zhen (1518-1593)。It consists of 52 volumes, with more than 1.9 million characters and more than one thousand and one hundred pictures. The book lists 1,892 medical material of herbs, animals and mineral with11,096 formulae being used in the past. The book has been translated into more than 60 languages.《本草綱目》明代李時珍著。全書共五十二卷，一百九十多萬字，插圖一千一百多幅，共收動物﹐植物和礦物等中藥1892種。在多數藥物後列有歷代藥方﹐共有11,096條。《本草綱目》共有60多種版本，並傳到日本﹐朝鮮﹐越南，歐洲。先後被譯成日﹐法﹐德﹐英﹐俄﹐拉丁等多種文字。

13. Bian Que Cang Gong Lie Zhuan  is a title of a classic. Bian Que's real name is Qin Yue-Ren. Qin is his surname. The term Bian Que was referred to a legendary bird which at that period was deemed as a lucky healing bird.  He was also known as Luyi (doctor from Lu). The book Nan Jing (The Difficult Classics) was credited to him as his writing. He might have started the writing, but according to the style and content of the writing, it was primarily written after the book Huang Ti Nei Jing was published during the Han dynasty, about eight hundred years after the time of Bian Que.   扁鵲倉公列傳  扁鵲，其真實姓名是秦越人，又號盧醫。據人考證，約生於周威烈王十九年（公元前 四O七年），卒於赧王五年（公元前三一O年）。《難經》託名為秦越人所作，但應該是《黃帝內經》成書以後漢代的作品。託名扁鵲所 作 可 能 因 為 他 在 醫 藥 界 佔有很高的地位。

14. Wan Bing Hui Chun﹐ (Restoring Health from Tens of Thousands of Diseases) by Xi Ting-Xuen of Ming dynasty.『萬病回春』  明／龔廷賢。龔廷賢字子才﹐江西金谿人，承父龔信醫業，歷任太醫院。另著有「濟世全書」﹐「壽世保元」﹐「種杏仙方」﹐「魯府禁方」﹐「痘疹辨疑」﹐「金鏡錄」等書。尤以「萬病回春」一書最為得力之作。

15. Ji Sheng Fang, 濟生方also called Yan Shi Ji Fang. It was edited by Yan Yong He of Song Dynasty. Ji Sheng Fang literally means "Life Helping Formulae". The book was completed in 1253 A.D. It consisted of 10 volumes, with 70 chapters on treatment discussion and 400 formulae. Later in 1267 A.D. he completed the second book where he included 24 chapters of treatment discussion which was not included in the first book and he added 90 more formulae. Both books were lost. The current book of 8 volumes were reconstructed from another publication,  "Yun Le Da Dian" by a famous scholar and official, Ji Xiao Lan of Qing Dynasty  《濟生方》，又名《嚴氏濟生方》，宋朝嚴用和撰。成書于宋寶元年（1253）。原書共10卷，有論治70篇，方約400首；咸淳三年（1267）又寫成《續方》，收前書未備之醫論24篇，方90首。二書後均散佚，現在版本為輯復本︰一是清紀曉嵐從《永樂大典》中輯出的8卷本《濟生方》，有醫論56篇，收方240余首，內容或缺論，或紋瑁，或刈鷵，或論不對題，殘缺較甚，1956年由人民衛生出版社出版；一是根據《醫方類聚》﹐《普濟方》等多種醫書，並參照日刊本《濟生方》等重新整理，將《濟生方》與《續方》合二為一的輯復本，有醫論85篇，方520首，內容較前一版本充實完整，基本接近原貌，1980年由人民衛生出版社出版，名《重訂嚴氏濟生方》。

16. Fu Qing Zhu  Gynaecology 《傅青主女科》total 2 volumes , written by Fu San. It was completed in 17th century. It was first published in 1827. 《傅青主女科》又名《女科》，2卷，傅山撰，约成書于十七世纪，而至道光七年(1827) 方有初刊本：後收入《傅青主男女科》中，合刊本多《傅氏女科全集》，後附《產後篇》2卷。故或又為《女科·產後编》﹐陸 懋修《世补斋醫 書》收入之校訂 本﹐將 女科析為8卷﹐八門 。改稱 《重訂 傅徵君女科》﹐《產後编》改名《生化编》。今本《傅青主女科》(《女科》)上卷载带下﹐血崩﹐鬼胎﹐调经﹐種子等五門 ，每門 下又分若干病候，计38條 ﹐39症﹐41方。下卷则包括妊娠﹐小產﹐难產﹐正產﹐產後诸症，亦五門 ，共39條 ﹐41症﹐42方。《產後编》上卷包括產後總 論﹐產前產後方症宜忌及產後诸症治法三部，分列為17症；下卷继之而分列26症，并附补篇一章。全書文字撲實 ，論述简明扼要，理法方藥 谨严而實 用，重视肝﹐脾﹐肾三脏病機，善用氣血培补﹐脾胃调理之法，故颇受婦產醫 家推崇。

17. Wai Ke Zheng Zong《外科正宗》 (Model Surgery) Written by Chen Shi-Gong （1555-1636) Ming dynasty.
    With more than 40 years of experience, he gathered rich theory and practice.  The book was written in 1617.  It consists of 4 volumes. In the first volume he described the illness in the field of surgery, causes, diagnostics and therapies. In volume 2 to volume 4, he described more than a hundred of illnesses with 36 pictures.  (1). His philosophy includes internal and external treatment but emphasizes external treatment. He emphasized to open up the diseased parts and drain out  toxin.  He used scalpels and needles and corrosive herbs to rid of dead tissues, and opening wounds to promote drainage. In rehabilitation,, he suggested in enhancing nutrition and against diet restriction without good reason. (2) It contains rich collection of formulas, a great compilation of internal and external therapy methods since Tang dynasty.  《外科正宗》　　明代 陳 實 功（1555-1636年），字毓仁，號 若虚，江 蘇 南通人。致力于外科四十余年，具有豐富的臨証 經 驗 和理論知 識 ，于1617年撰《外科正宗》四卷。卷一總 論外科疾患的病源、病機、诊断的治療，卷二至卷四分論外科疾患100余種，附图36幅。木書的主要貢 獻 為：
    　　(1)在學術思想上，陳 氏兼顾内外，較重外治，强凋“開户逐贼”，“使毒外出為第一”，常用刀針 相腐蝕藥 清除壞 死組 織 ，以擴 創 引流。在護 理 上主 張 加强營 養 ，反對無 原 則 禁忌。在當時 外科普遍重视内治的氣氛中，他的這 些 主 張 ，具有革新傾 向 ;
    　　(2)載 方豐富，集唐以來外科外敷内服方藥 之大成;
    　　(3)創 造和記叙了當时多種外科先進技術，如截肢，鼻息肉摘除，氣管縫合、咽喉部異物剔除術，以及用枯痔散、枯痔釘、挂線法治療痔屡等方法；
    　　(4)記载多種腫瘤，其中對乳癌的描述和预後判断，全面具體 ，切合實際。其所創 之和荣散堅丸、阿魏化堅膏，能缓和惡性腫瘸“失荣”患者之症状，延長其存活期。後世 對《外科正宗》的評價甚高，《四库全書總 目提要》評為：“列证最详，論治最精”。

18. Yi Lin Gai Cuo (Corrections on the Errors of Medical Works) by Wang Qing-Ren (1768 - 1831).  He emphasized the anatomy of human body. 醫林改錯  王清任（1768－1831）著。王清任又名全任，字勛臣，清﹐ 河北玉田縣人。是我國醫學史上富有創新精神的醫學實踐家，非常重視人體 解剖學，親自觀察尸體 結构，并繪圖以示；臨証亦頗有卓見，創造了不少補氣 行 氣 、活血化瘀的方劑。

19. Wen Re Lun     溫 熱 論  by Ye Tian Shi (1690-1760 A.D.) of Qing Dynasty.   One opinion is that the years of Ye Tian Shi  is 1667-1746.  Another opinion: (1665-1745 A.D.) Since Chinese history is recorded in the years of dynasties and the years of emperors, it is difficult to accurately translate into years of Christ. 葉天士 名桂，字天士，號香岩。公元１６６７─１７４６年（清康熙六年─乾隆十一年)。(一說１６６５─１７４５年）清代蘇州（今江蘇省蘇州。）人，對溫熱病，甚有研究，奠定了中醫學“溫病學”基礎，創立了溫熱學派。

20. Rui ZhuTang Jing Yan Fang, 瑞竹堂經驗方(Proven Formulae of Rui Zhu Tang) was written by Sha Tu Mo Su of Yuan Dynasty. Published around 1326 A.D. It listed more than 310 formulae. This book now in exist in the duplicated wood printing copies of 15 volumes which were printed in Japan in 1795 A.D. and those reprinted during the reign of the emperor Guang Xu of Qing Dynasty.  《瑞竹堂經驗方》　　十五卷。元·沙圖穆蘇撰。大約刊於1326年。本書分為諸風﹐心氣痛﹐疝氣﹐積滞﹐痰飲﹐喘嗽﹐羡補﹐頭面﹐口眼耳鼻﹐髮齒﹐咽喉﹐雜治﹐瘡腫﹐婦女﹐小兒共 15門，採方310餘首。選方較為精要，或選自各家方書，或採錄見聞中經驗效方。現 尚存1795年日本復刻的十五卷本。但國内在清初时本書曾一度失傳，故編修《四庫全書》时，從《永樂大典》中編輯佚改編為五卷本，分為調補﹐消導﹐劳傷﹐遺濁﹐喘嗽等24門，另附補遺一卷，共180余方。現存日刊活字本﹐清光緒當歸草堂刻本。1949年後有排印本。

21. Wai Ke Quan Sheng Ji Fang 外科全生集, written by Wang Hong-xu of Qing Dynasty. He created the diagnostics mainly based on yin-yang theory. He published the family formulae of yang he tang (陽和湯), xing xiao wan (醒消丸), xiao jin dan (小金丹), xi huang wan (犀牛丸), etc. whcich are still being used clinically today. 《外科全生集》清代，王洪绪所著的创立了以陰陽為主的辨证論治法则，公開家传秘方陽和汤﹐醒消丸﹐小金丹﹐犀黄丸等，至今仍在臨床上應用。

22. Nan Jing  難經(The Difficult Classics) The full title of Nan Jing is "Yellow Emperor's 81 Difficult Classics" The old writing was created by Bian Que (Qin Yue-Ren) (407 - 310 B.C.) The book was completed circa the end of Western Han dynasty to Eastern Han dynasty period. 《難經》為《黃帝八十一難經》的簡稱，或稱《八十一難》。舊題秦越人撰。大約成書於西漢末期至東漢之間。現存較早的版本有明經廠刻醫要集覽本﹐日本武村市兵衛刻宋‧王九思《黃帝八十一難》集注本等。歷代注釋﹐發揮者約50家。該書針對《內經》中深奧的中醫學理論，歸納為81個問題，進行釋疑解難。內容包括脈診﹐髒腑﹐陰陽﹐五行﹐病能﹐營衛﹐俞穴﹐針灸﹐以及三焦﹐命門﹐奇經八脈等理論疑難問題。涉及到人體正常生理﹐解剖﹐疾病﹐證候﹐診斷﹐針灸與治療，以及陰陽五行學說等種種疑難問題的論述。內容十分豐富，在闡發中醫學基本理論方面占有重要的地位。[1]

23. Nei Wai Shang Bian Huo Lun (Differentiating Internal and External Source of Sickness) was written by Li Dong-yuan　(1180 - 1251).  Gao was his first name; so he is also known as Li Gao , and also known as Li Ming-zhi. He emphasized that the foundation of human life is the digestive system (stomach qi). This book was completed in 1231. It consists of 2 volumes. He considered that internal injuries are illnesses caused by psychological stress and eating incorrectly; while external injuries are caused by external factors like cold or infections.  He also wrote the books of Pi Wei Lun (Digestion Theory) and Lan Shi Mi Cang (The Treasure of Orchid Chamber)李東垣　（１１８０-１２５１年），名杲，字明之。金元間真定（今河北省保定市）人。倡導：“人以胃氣為本”。善溫補脾胃之法，後稱之為“補土派”。為金元四大醫學家之一。 《內外傷辨惑論》，成書于公元１２３１年，全書共二卷。辨外感、內傷的區別。凡精神刺激，飲食不調等，引起的疾病為內傷病，其治療著重于調理脾胃。說明其與六淫外感病的証治有區別。另撰有、《脾胃論三卷》，《蘭室秘藏三卷》；李東垣歿於西元一二五一年，其時金亡已十七年之久，所以他亦可稱為元朝人。

24. Zheng Zhi Zhun Sheng《證治準繩》Edited by Wang Ken-tang of Ming dynasty. He lived around 1549 to 1613. It has been printed over the period. Now there are 17 editions being published. 又名《六科證治準繩 》或《六科準繩 》，明, 王肯堂 (西元一五四九年至一六一三年) 编撰。書成後，歷代均有刊本，主要有萬歷初刻本、四庫全書本、圖書集成本；1957年上海科技出版社鉛印本等17種。

25. Tai Ping Sheng Hui Fang   太 平 聖  惠 方。  Edited by Wang Huai-yun et al. The book described using herbal diet as therapy methods. 宋 代 ﹐ 王 懷 隱 等 編 輯 的 《 太 平 聖  惠 方 》是 一 本 論 述 藥 膳 療 法 的 著 作 。

26. Zhong Hua Ben Cao《中華本草》Edited by the Health Department and National Chinese Medicine Management Office, published by Shanghai Science Technology Publication, on October 1998. 由中 國 國 家 衛 生 部 和 國 家 中 醫 藥 管 理 局 主 編 。   出版社： 上海科學技術出版社
     出版日期：10-1998 

27. Xue Sheng Bai  (1661 - 1750). His nicknames were Yi-Piao (meaning one laddle), Kui Yun Dao Ren, Mo Jian Dao Ren, .... . , One of his works "Febrile Diseases" has been widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. He is considered an expert in damp-heat . He classified the damp-heat condition into "dampness heavy" or "heat heavy". In dampness-heavy condition the tongue is coated with white oily substance while in heat-heavy condition the tongue is coated with yellow or thick oily or brown substance. 薛雪(1661-1750)字生白，號一瓢，又號槐雲道人、磨劍道人、牧牛老朽。江蘇吳縣人，與葉桂(天士) 同時而齊名。早年游于名儒燮之門，詩文俱佳，又工書畫，善拳技。後因母患濕熱之病，乃肆力于醫學，技藝日精。薛雪一生為人，豪邁而復淡泊，年九十歲卒。他于濕熱証治特稱高手，所著《濕熱條辨》即成傳世之作，于溫病學貢獻甚大。薛生 白 根據“舌根白，舌尖紅”，認為濕漸漸化熱而餘濕猶滞；“舌白”、“舌遍體白”，為濕濁 極盛之象。 又嘗選輯《內經》原文，成《醫經原旨》六卷 (1754)。唐大烈《吳醫匯講》錄其《日講雜記》八則，闡述醫理及用藥；另有《膏丸檔子》(專刊稿)、《傷科方》、《薛一瓢瘧論》(抄本)等，亦傳為薛氏著作。《薛生白醫案》、《掃葉庄醫案》則系後人所編。[2]

28. Tang Rong-Chuan (唐容川)（1846─1897）was a famous medical writer during the later Qing dynasty. During his time there was a vast amount of influence of new knowledge of Western medicine coming into China. He studied Western medicine and physiology and anatomy besides Chinese medicine. He refuted the idea that Chinese medicine was not scientific. His opinion was that the Chinese medicine emphasized qi transformation (emphasizing the different functions of the body) and the Western medicine focused on the physical parts of the body. He thought that both had their advantages and short comings. One of his important works is "The Diagnostics of Blood Syndrome" (血 證 論 ).

29. Ben Cao Jing Ji Zhu was composed by Tao Hong-Jing at the end of 5th century around 490-498 A.D. The book consists of 7 volumes. It includes 730 kinds of medicine. It is divided into (1) minerals, (2) herbs, (3) trees, (4) insects and animals, (5) vegetables and fruits, (6) grains. . 本草經集注是南朝梁‧陶弘景撰，成書於五世紀末，共7卷，收錄藥物730種。書中按照藥物在自然界中的屬性分為六類，即：(一)玉石類；(二)草類；(三)木類；(四)蟲獸類；(五)果菜類；(六)米食類。是《神農本草經》以來中藥學的又一次大總結。　

30. Quan Guo Zhong Cao Yao Hui Bian (meaning Whole China Herb Conglomeration Edition)  Edited by the editing committee. It was published during the years of 1975 to 1978. It was re-edited in and published in 1996. It includes more than four thousand kinds of herbs. Within the books black and white pictures were included. It also contains a separate volume of color pictures. Its content is plentiful and reliable. It is suitable for research and clinical reference. 全國中草藥匯編編寫組編，1975-1978年出版，1996年修訂再版。本書由全國眾多專家，在各地草藥手冊及以往研究資料的基礎上匯編而成。分上、下兩冊，共載中草藥四千餘種，書中附有墨線圖，另有彩色圖集一冊。全書內容豐富，資料比較可靠，繪圖精緻，可供科研和臨床參考。

31. Ri Hua Ben Cao 日華本草 This materia medica book is also called "Ri Hua Zi Zhu Jia Ben Cao", abreviated as "Ri Hua Zi Ben Cao" or "Ri Hua Zi Ben Cao". It is not clear when this book was written. According to a writer of the Sung Dynasty, a physician, Zhang Yu Xi, the book was written during the reign of the first emperor (from November, 968 to 976) of Song Dynasty and the author's name was not written down. He mentioned that the writter called Ri Hua Zi "Da Ming" collected various sources of materia medica and classified them into the categories of: cold, warm characteristics, taste or smell, flowers, seeds, insects, and animals. The explanation on usages was detailed. There were 20 volumes. Li Shi Zhen of Ming Dynasty said there was a surname as "Da" and Ri Hua Zi's surname is "Da" and his name is "Ming"; so the book is also called "Da Ming Ben Cao."  Ben cao refers to materia medica. Although the complete book can not be found now, but the content still can be found in various medical book.
    《日華子諸家本草》，簡稱《日華子本草》或《日華本草》。著作年代不詳。本書的作者，據宋代的掌禹錫說本書是：“國初開寶中四明人撰，不著姓氏，但云日華子大明係集諸家本草近世所用藥，各以寒、溫、性、味。華、實、虫、獸為類，其言功用甚悉，凡甘卷。”明代李時珍認為《千家姓》有大姓，“日華子蓋姓大名明也”，故本書又稱為《大明本草》。
    
    據上所述，可知本書是將諸家本草結合當時所常用的藥物編纂而成。對每藥的性狀、功用序述比較全面。本書早已散佚，但其內容，還可從《証類本草》、《本草綱目》中見到。

[1]難經﹐節錄自﹕中國中醫研究院中國醫史文献研究所研究員 朱建平

[2]薛雪﹐節錄自﹕中醫歷史﹐(cintcm.com)