Ye Gui

Ye Tianshi

Ye Tianshi (1666-1745) was named GUI, named Tianshi, named Xiangyan and named Nanyang. Wu County, Jiangsu Province (now Suzhou, Jiangsu Province) people. His ancestral home is Shexian County, Anhui Province. His ancestor Ye Fengshan moved to Suzhou from Lantian village, Shexian County, Anhui Province, and lived by Shangjin bridge. Therefore, Ye Gui was also called Shangjin old man in his later years. He is a famous doctor in Qing Dynasty and one of the four experts in epidemic febrile diseases.

The Ye family has been practicing medicine for generations. When his grandfather was ye, he was very good at medicine. His father, ye chaocai, refined his skills. Ye Tianshi had been influenced by it since he was young, and he also wanted to learn it from his family when he was young. Ye Tianshi was the first person to discover scarlet fever in China. He is one of the founders of febrile diseases. It is the first time to create the syndrome differentiation outline of "Wei, Qi, Ying and Xue" for epidemic febrile diseases, which opens up a new way for syndrome differentiation and treatment of epidemic febrile diseases and is respected as the representative of the school of epidemic febrile diseases.

His main works include Wenre Lun, clinical guide medical records, and ye's medical records without printed edition.

Life of the characters

juvenile

Ye Guishao inherited his family studies. Grandfather ye Zifan (a son of fan), when the name, high medical ethics, and is a famous filial son. His father, ye Yangsheng, was a famous scholar. He was more skillful in medicine and read more books. He liked drinking, writing poems and collecting antiques. But he died before he was 50 years old. Ye Gui was only 14 years old at that time. When ye GUI was 12 years old, he studied medicine with his father. After his father died, he wandered around the world. His family was poor and could not make a living. So he began to practice medicine. At the same time, he continued to study under the guidance of his father's disciple Zhu. He is very intelligent, he can understand what he says, he can understand what he says, he is diligent, he is open-minded, and his opinions often surpass those of Mr. Zhu who taught him.

Ye Gui has been familiar with Neijing, Nanjing and other ancient books since he was a child, and he also has a wide range of books of famous scholars in the past dynasties. He is not only diligent, but also modest and wise; he is not only well read, but also open-minded and good at learning from others. Ye Guixin abides by the old adage that "if three people walk, there will be a teacher". As long as a doctor is better than himself, he is willing to teach his disciples. As soon as he hears that a doctor has expertise, he will gladly go, and will not return until he has completed his studies. From the age of 12 to 18, there are 17 famous doctors who have been worshipped by him successively, including Zhou Yangjun, Prince Jie and other famous doctors. No wonder later generations call him "a profound and broad school".

to practice medicine

There is a famous doctor surnamed Liu in Shandong who is good at acupuncture. Ye Gui wants to learn it, but no one introduces him. One day, Zhao, the nephew of the famous doctor, came to see Ye Gui because his uncle could not cure him. Ye Gui concentrated on diagnosis and treatment, and was cured with a few pieces of medicine. Zhao is very grateful, agreed to introduce Ye Gui changed his name to worship his uncle as a teacher. Ye Gui studied there modestly and cautiously. One day, someone brought a pregnant woman in a coma. Doctor Liu refused to be cured after feeling the pulse. Ye Gui careful observation, found that pregnant women are unable to transfer fetal cells, pain unconscious. He took the needle and pricked it under the umbilicus of the pregnant woman. He asked someone to carry it home immediately. When we got home, the baby was born. Doctor Liu was very surprised. After detailed inquiry, he found out that the apprentice was Ye Gui. He was very moved and taught him all his acupuncture skills.

Ye Gui's mother was ill, but he couldn't cure her. He asked famous doctors inside and outside the city, but it didn't work. Then he asked his servant: is there any doctor in this city who is learned but not famous? The servant said: there is a Doctor Zhang in the back street. He often boasts that he is better than you, but few people ask him to see a doctor. Ye Gui surprised to say: out of this big speech, when there is real talent and learning, please come! When the servant asked Doctor Zhang, he said: Mrs. Tai is in critical condition, and the master is hesitating all night, reciting "Huanglian" repeatedly. Doctor Zhang visited the old lady at Ye Tianshi's home and looked at the past prescriptions carefully. After a long time, he said that the combination of medicine and disease should work. However, the disease is caused by heat stagnation between the heart and stomach, and Coptis should be added to the medicine. On hearing this, Ye Gui said: I have long wanted to use Coptis, because my mother is old, I'm afraid it will put out the real fire. Doctor Zhang said: Mrs. Tai's pulse is long and full of spirit, and her essence is strong. Suit the remedy to the case, why not use Coptis? Ye Gui agreed very much. As a result, the disease was cured after two doses of medicine. Later, Ye Gui said to people, "Dr. Zhang is more skillful than me. You can ask him to see a doctor."

Main achievements

Ye Gui has always been "extremely intelligent" and "extremely intelligent". In addition to his thirst for knowledge, his ability to learn from others, and his mastery of all kinds of knowledge, Ye Gui naturally made great progress in medical skills. He was famous for seeking medical treatment when he was less than 30 years old. In addition to being proficient in family pediatrics and having unique insight and creativity in epidemic febrile diseases, Tianshi is omnipotent and has unique views and methods in many aspects. In terms of miscellaneous diseases, he supplemented the deficiency of Li Dongyuan's treatise on spleen and stomach, which was detailed in the spleen but slightly in the stomach. He proposed that "the stomach is the land of Yang Ming, but not Yin soft and unwilling to harmonize", and advocated nourishing stomach yin; in terms of Gynecology, he elaborated the symptoms and treatment methods of febrile diseases suffered by women before and after pregnancy and when menstrual water was appropriate; he had a unique theory and treatment of stroke; he also proposed the idea of long-term illness entering the collaterals New ideas and new methods, and so on. As a result of intensive study of ancient books, he is also very good at using ancient prescriptions.

Ye Gui is the first person who discovered scarlet fever in China. He is one of the founders of febrile diseases. After Qianlong of Qing Dynasty, there appeared a group of scholars who were famous for studying febrile diseases in Jiangnan. Led by Ye Tianshi, they summarized the experience of predecessors, broke through the old leverage, and created a new way to treat febrile diseases. Ye Gui's treatise on febrile diseases provides a theoretical and dialectical basis for the development of the theory of febrile diseases in China. He first put forward the argument that "warming pathogenic factors, first attacking the lung, and then transmitting the pericardium reversely", summarized the development and transformation of febrile disease, which became the general principle of understanding exogenous febrile disease; according to the development of febrile disease, it was divided into four stages: Wei, Qi, Ying, and blood, which were the main principles of syndrome differentiation and treatment; on the diagnosis, he developed the methods of tongue inspection, tooth inspection, spot rash identification, white rash identification, etc. Zhang Xugu, a famous doctor in Qing Dynasty, spoke highly of Wenre Lun, saying that it was not only a guide for later generations, but also made up for the imperfection of Zhong Jingshu. The credit is great.

In addition to being proficient in medicine, Ye Gui also had a rigorous and meticulous academic spirit in the research of other knowledge. He read a lot of books and studied heaven and man, which made medicine and academy complement each other. He felt that

"Learning is endless, so reading should not be light."

”Although he enjoys a high reputation, he can't let go of it, which embodies the enterprising spirit of endless learning. Later generations also said that he "never stops reading.". His benevolent heart in medical treatment is also reflected in his way of dealing with people, so later generations praised him for his "professional cultivation, making friends with loyalty." Those who tell each other about adversity will spare no effort to save them. "

Character life

Training talents

In addition to the students and posterity mentioned above, Ye Gui also trained many famous doctors to help others. In history, it is said that "in the north and south of the river, those who speak of medicine take GUI as their ancestor. For more than a hundred years, many people have been private and elegant.". His sons Ye Yizhang and ye Longzhang are both famous doctors, but they are covered up by his father's great reputation. Many famous sayings reflecting his unique experience and profound medical theory have always played an enlightening and referential role for posterity. After more than 200 years of continuous development, his theory has formed an important medical school in the history of traditional Chinese Medicine - "Ye school", which occupies an important position in the history of modern medicine.

Ye Gui lived for 80 years. On his deathbed, he warned his sons:“

Medicine can be done but not done

，

He must have the talent to read thousands of books, and then he can use the skill to help the world. Otherwise, there are few people who don't kill. They use bait as a blade

. When I die, my descendants should be careful not to talk about medicine lightly. " This is the words of a benevolent person who is extremely responsible for his own words and deeds. At the same time, it also shows that he has reached a very high level in the pursuit of medicine and even philosophy of life. Because the higher you go up, the more you know that the sky is too high to reach, and the more you know that you are too small to speak. The most intelligent people are mostly modest people.

Anecdotes

It's amazing to mention Ye Gui, a famous doctor in Jiangnan! He called himself Xiangyan, known as Banxian, and had the ability to get rid of the disease. Even Emperor Kangxi was grateful that he had cured his back sores. The plaque inscribed "No.1 in the world" was given to him. Because he had cured many strange diseases in his life, even the immortals came to him and became an ordinary man to ask Ye Tianshi for diagnosis. When ye guihao finished his pulse, he said eight words:“

Six pulse harmony

It's either immortal or strange

。” The immortal was so ashamed that he ran away. No matter whether this legend is true or not, Ye Gui's wonderful hand revives, and the matter of resurrection from death is well-known. There are a few such stories——

Take one hundred doses according to the prescription

There is a person suffering from a chronic disease, often relapse, very distressed. He went to Ye Gui for treatment. Ye Gui opened a prescription and told him to take 100 doses according to the prescription, so that there would be no recurrence. After taking 80 doses, the patient has been well for more than a month, and he will not take any more. Unexpectedly, one year later, the disease recurred. Ye Gui said to him, "I told you to take 100 doses, but you only took 80 doses. Of course, it recurred. From today on, you listen to me and take another 40 doses, and the disease will never recur. " It's exactly what he said.

Magic treatment of violent blindness

According to historical records, in the Qing Dynasty, fan Xian was the capital official. However, the capital official in the Qing Dynasty did not have much real power and wanted to be a foreign official. Therefore, when fan Xian heard that he was going to Suzhou to be a foreign official, he was overjoyed and blind, so he sent for Ye Gui, a famous doctor, to treat his illness. Ye Gui understood the details of his illness and said, "I'm a famous doctor. How can I be so invited? You must have a full guard of honor before you can go. " When the messenger replied, the fan was very angry. They advised him to comply with the famous doctor's request. If he could not cure the eye disease, he would be punished severely. So, the guard of honor was sent to greet him, but no one thought that ye would not go. He said, "go back to your honor, and you must be invited by the lady of fan in person!" After hearing this, fan was furious and roared like thunder. In the meantime, the fan's anger didn't disappear, but his eyes suddenly became clear, and people were hard to understand. Ye Gui had rushed to the fan's house to plead guilty and said to the fan, "I'm not being rude to offend you, but to cure the big problem

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