Wang Tao

Wang Tao

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Wang Tao was born in 670 AD and died in 755 ad in the Tang Dynasty. He was another famous doctor in Tang Dynasty. His work waitai miyao was praised by later generations. In waitai miyao, he quoted as many as 60 medical books of former doctors. Almost all the works left by doctors are the objects of his discussion. It can be said that "from Shennong, down to the Tang Dynasty, all of them are selected.".

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Wang Tao was born in 670 AD and died in 755 ad in the Tang Dynasty. He was another famous doctor in Tang Dynasty. His work waitai miyao was praised by later generations. Wang Tao was very sick since he was young, and he often dealt with medicine, so he became interested in medicine. Later, because of his mother's illness, he felt that "those who don't know the medical skills in Qi and Liang dynasties can't be filial sons." so he studied medicine to cure his mother's illness. He often contacted famous doctors and consulted them. Finally, he became proficient in medicine and wrote waitai secret essentials. Wang Tao was born into a family of officials, and his grandfather Wang Yu was one of the outstanding prime ministers in the early Tang Dynasty. He was honest and good at remonstrating. He was as famous as Fang Xuanling, Du rujiao and Wei Zheng. He was once the teacher of Li Jiancheng, the prince of Li Yuan. Wang Tao's father, Wang Jingzhi, was attached to Princess Nanping and was also knighted. Wang Tao's two sons also became officials. The eldest son was a Shaoqing in Dali temple, and the second son served as a thorn envoy in Suzhou.

Main experience

Wang Tao was weak and ill, and his mother, Princess Nanping, was not well. He was very filial and took care of his mother without taking off his clothes. He also read a lot of medical books, looking for miraculous prescriptions, and gradually became interested in medicine. Wang Tao once served as governor of Sima and Yejun in Xuzhou, but in order to have the opportunity to read medical books, he went to Hongwen library, the Royal Library at that time. Since then, he has been reading medical books since the Jin and Tang Dynasties. He spent 20 years here. While reading a large number of medical books systematically, he also made detailed excerpts. Day and night, year after year, he accumulated a lot of medical data. Among them, there are as many as 50 or 60 ancient prescriptions. Later, he was demoted to Fangling. After he was pardoned, he was resettled in Daning County. The local climate was hot and humid, and the people got miasma. Six to seven people died. According to the prescription he carried with him, he miraculously rescued the dying man. Therefore, he decided to write medical books in anger.

work

He is the author of Wai Tai Mi Yao.

Academic content

He not only studied the works such as Qian Jin Fang and Ku Bei Ji Fang, but also collected and sorted out the influential works in the Jin, southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties, such as Xiao pin Fang by Chen Yanzhi and Zhang Wenzhong's Zhang Wenzhong Fang. In addition, it does not exclude folk prescriptions. There are more than 6900 prescriptions in the book, each of which is based on the entries in the treatise on the origin of various diseases, and then widely cited prescriptions. Each of them indicates the source and source, which brings great convenience to the research of later generations. Many long lost medical books are also found in this work. Wang Tao's collection of prescriptions was not only widely cited, but also carefully selected. Now it seems that many of the treatments and prescriptions collected at that time were very practical and available. The gold needle cataract extraction recorded in the book is the earliest record of this method in the history of our country, and this method is still used today.

clinical application

Waitai miyao, a total of 40 volumes. Among them, medical diseases recorded in volumes 1-20, facial diseases recorded in volumes 21-22, gall, scrofula and carbuncle recorded in volumes 23-24, eryin disease recorded in volumes 25-27, moderate evil, golden sore, evil disease and gale recorded in volumes 28-30, pill powder and other prescriptions recorded in volumes 31-32, women's disease recorded in volumes 33-34, infantile disease recorded in volumes 35-36, Rushi recorded in volumes 37-38, Mingtang moxibustion recorded in volumes 39, insect and animal injury recorded in volumes 40 And animal diseases. The records of the various schools were first discussed in the rear, and the order was in good order. Completed in 752 ad, the book contains many medical works before the Tang Dynasty. The medical theory part of the book is basically developed on the basis of chaoyuanfang's treatise on the origin of various diseases. In the medical part, Qianjin Yaofang was selected the most, while in the other books, the title of the book was indicated. It is one of the most important works of traditional Chinese medicine in China. There are 1104 books in the book, 1048 of which are verified according to the existing edition, and more than 6000 prescriptions are included. There are many famous prescriptions in the book. Many lost medical works and famous prescriptions are preserved by the original selection of this book. Many doctors compare this book with Qian Jin Yao Fang. Wai Tai Mi Yao has been published for more than 1200 years. It has been highly praised by physicians of all dynasties. There are many different editions in different dynasties.

Anecdotes and allusions

During the Tang Dynasty, religious superstition was very popular in the society. Fatalism and witchcraft have killed many people. In order to overcome ignorance and superstition, Wang Tao was determined to summarize the achievements of Chinese medicine, compile medical books and save the people. At that time, someone said, "the king of hell told you to die in the third shift, so you can't leave anyone to the fifth shift. There are hours in life and places in death. " Wang Tao retorted: "most of the reasons why people get sick are due to excessive diet, excessive indulgence, cold and heat, etc. These are all caused by human beings. How can we say that the king of hell has decided for a long time. As long as you pay attention to maintenance and get medical treatment when you are sick, you can prolong your life span! "On the one hand, he carried out anti superstition propaganda, and on the other hand, he hung the pot to help the world, and soon won people's trust.

Character evaluation

In the new Tang Dynasty book, waitai miyao is called "Shibao". Many doctors in the past dynasties believed that "if we do not observe the prescriptions of waitai and read Qianjin, we will not see much about medicine, and the medicine will not be good". This shows that the book has a high position in the medical field, and its outstanding achievements are self-evident. Wang Tao made outstanding contributions to preserving the original appearance of ancient medical books and summing up the medical achievements before Tang Dynasty with his whole life's energy, and left a good reputation for thousands of years.

Influence of later generations

Waitai miyao was written in 752 A.D. it is an important medical work. The book consists of 40 volumes, including 1104 subjects and more than 6000 prescriptions, including wind, surgery, bone, gynecology, obstetrics, pediatrics, psychiatry, dermatology, ophthalmology and dentistry. It is another great work after the treatise on the origin of various diseases and Qianjin Yaofang. The above three medical books have made great contributions to Chinese medicine, so later generations call them the three representative medical works of Sui and Tang Dynasties. In particular, waizhimiyao was compiled on the basis of the first two works, so it has further development both in theory and in the application of prescriptions.

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