Wang Xi
Wang Xi
Wang Xi (201-280), the word Shuhe. Gaoping Shanyang County (now Weishan County, Shandong Province) people. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, he was a famous doctor and medical book editor. Maijing is the first complete and systematic monograph on pulse Science in China.
brief introduction
Wang Xi (201-280), Chinese character
Shuhe
. Gaoping Shanyang County (now Weishan County, Shandong Province) people. He is of the same family as Wang can. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, he was a famous doctor and medical book editor. Wang Xi spent his childhood in poverty. Harsh reality of life, so that he developed a diligent, modest and quiet character. He especially loved medicine, read many ancient medical books, and gradually learned the medical skills of pulse diagnosis and treatment. When he began to practice medicine, people looked down on him because of his poor family and shabby clothes. He had to carry a medicine box around, often without food and accommodation. Because of his research on pulse, he gradually cured many difficult patients. More and more people asked him to see a doctor, and his reputation gradually spread throughout Luoyang City. When he was 32 years old, he was elected as the imperial doctor of the state of Wei. There are a large number of famous medical classics and books in the Shaofu of the state of Wei. Wang Xi made use of the advantage of being an imperial doctor to read a lot of pharmaceutical works, which laid a solid foundation for him to climb the medical peak. Later, after decades of careful research, Wang Xi absorbed the pulse diagnosis theories of Bian que, Hua Tuo, Zhang Zhongjing and other ancient famous medical experts, combined with his own long-term clinical practice experience, and finally wrote the first complete and systematic monograph of pulse Science in China, the pulse meridian, with a total of more than 100000 words, 10 volumes and 98 articles. Pulse classic summarized and developed the experience of pulse science before the Western Jin Dynasty, and classified the physiological and pathological changes of pulse as 24 kinds of pulse conditions, which made pulse science a science of TCM diagnosis of diseases. Wang Xi was born in an aristocratic family. He was a powerful aristocrat for several generations and was also known as a scholar at that time. Due to the superior living and learning environment of the family, Shuhe has received good cultural influence since childhood. As a child, he had a wide range of interests. In his youth, he had read a lot and was familiar with the classics and history. Later, due to frequent wars and turbulent current situation, he moved to Jingzhou with his family and went to Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou. When Wang Xi lived in Jingzhou, it was the heyday of Zhang Zhongjing's medical career. In addition, Wang Xi was close to his disciple Wei Xun, and was deeply influenced by him. He gradually became interested in medicine and was determined to study medicine. Later, due to frequent wars and turbulent situation, he moved to Jingzhou with his family in order to avoid war. When Wang Xi lived in Jingzhou, it was the heyday of Zhang Zhongjing's medical career. In addition, Wang Xi was close to his disciple Wei Xun, and was deeply influenced by him. He gradually became interested in medicine and was determined to study medicine. He sought the ancient precepts, learned the classical prescriptions, studied the source of the disease, studied the works of famous doctors of the past dynasties, followed the ancient but not the ancient, humbly sought advice from experienced doctors, learned from others' strong points, and became famous. Because of his excellent medical skills, in 208 ad, when Cao Cao went south to fight against Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Wang Xi was elected as Cao Cao's military doctor. Later, he served as a royal doctor and royal doctor. Later, he was promoted to imperial doctor.
Personal contribution
(Yu Jiaxi in Qing Dynasty speculated that Wang Xi was also a disciple of Zhang Zhongjing's) he sought ancient precepts, learned classical prescriptions, studied the source of the disease, studied the works of famous doctors of all ages, followed the ancient but not the ancient, humbly sought advice from experienced doctors, learned from others' strong points, and became famous. Because of his excellent medical skills, in 208 ad, when Cao Cao went south to fight against Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Wang Xi was elected as Cao Cao's military doctor. Later, he served as a royal doctor and royal doctor. Later, he was promoted to imperial doctor. He is not only proficient in the classic prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine, but also has a lot of research on pulse. According to the biography of famous doctors by ganbozong of Tang Dynasty, Wang Xi was quiet in nature, especially good at writing, studying the pulse of prescriptions, diagnosing the pulse of calmness, and adjusting the way of self-cultivation. Zhang Gao of the Song Dynasty also called it "Bo Hao Jing Fang, you Jing Zhen Chu Know the source of cure. His most outstanding contribution in his life is the compilation of the earliest extant monograph on pulse Science in China, the pulse meridian. The origin of pulse Science in China is very early, and bianque often uses pulse cutting method to diagnose diseases. Pulse cutting is an important part of the four diagnostic methods of "looking, smelling, asking and cutting" in the diagnostics of traditional Chinese medicine, but it was not paid attention to by ordinary doctors at that time. For example, Zhang Zhongjing pointed out in the preface of treatise on febrile diseases that some doctors lacked pulse knowledge, or did not pay much attention to pulse science, so the clinical diagnosis was unclear, which was very dangerous for patients. Therefore, in order to solve the problem of correct application of pulse diagnosis in the process of treatment, a monograph on pulse science is urgently needed. Wang Xi collected Bian que, Canggong, Zhang Zhongjing, Hua Tuo and other ancient doctors' comments on pulse, and added his own clinical experience and opinions, and finally wrote this famous special book on pulse. after years of war, many of the books (which were written on bamboo slips before paper was invented) were scattered, lost or incomplete. Even the treatise on febrile diseases, which was completed only a few decades ago, had the same fate. Wang Xi, as the supreme doctor's order (the supreme doctor's order is equivalent to the president of today's top hospital), was deeply aware of the great value of this medical work. He couldn't bear it, so he made up his mind to restore the true face of this rare book. So he collected Zhongjing's old treatise, went to various places to find the original of the book, and finally succeeded in getting the whole book of treatise on febrile diseases, sorting and repairing it, and preserving it, which is the treatise on febrile diseases that we see today. However, there is only typhoid part in the book, and the part of miscellaneous diseases is not found. Until the Tang Dynasty, people found a pamphlet that had been eaten by insects. Some of the contents in it were the same as treatise on febrile diseases. In addition, some of the contents were essays on miscellaneous diseases, which were not seen in the world at that time, but the style and wording of the pamphlet were very similar to treatise on febrile diseases. From a formal point of view, this pamphlet is an extract, not a complete content. Although some regret can not get the original, but it is a big harvest after all, so the content of typhoid part was deleted, the miscellaneous diseases part was sorted out and published, named "synopsis of the Golden Chamber". Although it is only an incomplete content, this part of the treatise on miscellaneous diseases has provided great help for later generations to deal with many thorny medical problems. Wang Xi's collation of treatise on febrile diseases has made the treatise on febrile diseases spread to the present day. In addition to the above pulse and collated treatise on febrile diseases, Wang Xi also had some incisive discussions on health preservation. Wang's theory of health preservation belongs to the school of health preservation of doctors, advocating that we should take food from daily life in order to achieve longevity and prolong life. He put forward that the diet should not be too disorderly, but should be moderate, which is the earliest and more systematic exposition of diet regimen in early China.
Character evaluation
Of course, later generations have different opinions on it, and those who belittle it blame zhongjingyuan for its confusion. Such as Yu Jiayan attack said: "Zhongjing's way, but people know uncle and clear, who knows because of uncle and fall!" Those who praise it think that Wang Xi's edition of treatise on febrile diseases has made great contributions for thousands of years, especially when the book is in a critical moment of survival, Wang Xi made it preserved and passed on, and its contribution can not be lost. Just as Cheng Wuji in the Jin Dynasty said: "Zhongjing's treatise on febrile diseases can be used in the world, but if he doesn't fall to the ground, the power of Shuhe is the same." Lin Yi of Song Dynasty once said: "Zhongjing's book, which has lasted for more than 800 years, has its own strength if it does not fall to the ground." Xu Dachun, also known as "Gou wushuhe, how can there be such a book?" It is true that Wang Xi's contribution to the collation of ancient literature of traditional Chinese medicine is enormous, leaving valuable literature for later generations, which is commendable. Without Wang Xi's arrangement, it might be difficult to know Zhang Zhongjing's achievements in medicine today. His contribution of connecting the preceding and the following, carrying on the past and opening up the future, is worth remembering. Wang Xi's rigorous academic attitude is also reflected in his citation of previous literature. For example, a large number of ancient documents are quoted in maijing. When he quotes the documents, he either lists them in the form of titles or indicates the source of the documents in the form of notes at the end of the text, which is convenient for readers to find out the original documents according to the source of the cited documents. His serious and faithful attitude is also his greatness, which is worth following. In his hometown of Zoucheng City, Shandong Province, Shuhe Hospital of traditional Chinese medicine was built. In this way, the descendants of his hometown cherish the memory of this outstanding doctor.
Chinese PinYin : Wang Xi
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