Wang KENTANG

Wang KENTANG

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Wang KENTANG (C. 1552-1638), a native of Jintan, Jiangsu Province, was named Yutai (about 1552-1638) and lost Zhong (about 1552-1638). Grandfather Wang Gao, father Wang Qiao, all Jinshi. Wang Gao served as a magistrate, moved to Shandong Province as the Deputy envoy, Wang Qiaoguan to the Minister of the Ministry of punishment, and the Royal envoy of the right capital. In 1579, Wang KENTANG won the provincial examination; in 1589, he won the imperial examination. In the same year, he was selected as a member of the Imperial Academy of history for four years. In 1592, he was granted a review, and was falsely demoted as "impetuous" because of the letter against Japanese pirates. In 1606, he was added as Deputy Secretary of Nanjing Pedestrian department, and in 1612, he was transferred to Fujian to participate in politics.

Life of the characters

Wang KENTANG (1549-1613) was born in Jintan (now belongs to Jiangsu Province). He was named Yutai (1549-1613). Wang KENTANG was born in an official family. His father Wang Qiao was a Jinshi, and he was an official to the Ministry of punishment. Wang KENTANG read a lot and studied medicine for his mother's illness. In the 17th year of Wanli (1589), Jinshi was selected as an official of Hanlin, and went to Fujian to participate in politics. He had contacts with Matteo Ricci, a missionary. In 1592, he was demoted as impetuous because he wrote a letter to fight against Japanese invaders. Re intensive medical research, can do orbital tumor resection surgery, but also cure crazy. In the past 11 years, it was compiled into 44 volumes of "criteria of syndrome differentiation and treatment", with 2.2 million words. He also wrote 4 volumes of medical mirror, 3 volumes of new medical treatise, Yu Gang Zhai Bi Chen, etc., and compiled the complete book of ancient medical system. Wang KENTANG's Complete Book of medicine is compiled by modern people. Wang was determined to be a doctor because of his mother's disease. In 1570, Mei was on the verge of death and was cured by Wang. Therefore, the court is often full of patients who delay the diagnosis and seek prescriptions. Father Wang Qiao thought it was harmful to his career, so he stopped it. After returning home, he began to study medicine. Wang had a wide range of friends. In the autumn of 1579, he met Miao Zhongchun in Baixia (now Nanjing), and his friendship was very good. Wang had contacts with Matteo Ricci, a missionary who came to China. It is beneficial for him to improve his knowledge structure and carry out medical research. Calligraphy goes deep into Jin Dynasty. He collected dozens of yugangzhai's calligraphy, which was carved in stone for a time. He was once awarded the Imperial Academy's examination and payment, and participated in the compilation of national history. Because the imperial court didn't accept his anti Japanese opinions, he angrily called himself ill and resigned to return to his hometown. During his stay at home, he was treating people's diseases and writing medical books. He successfully performed resection for a patient with a malignant tumor in the eye socket, and had ear replantation. He cured a rich family's child's mental illness due to excessive surprise in the imperial examination.

work

Wang's works include 44 volumes of criteria for syndrome differentiation and treatment, 4 volumes of treatise on medicine, 4 volumes of medical differentiation, 1 volume of yinchanquanshu, and medical mirror. There are 44 kinds of books in ancient yitongzhengmai Quanshu, which are published by Wu mianxue and yugangzhai Zhizhu (1602) by Wang. They are about three or four times of medical content. They also record his contacts with Matteo Ricci "Shangshu" gist, "the Analects of Confucius" Yifu "and" Lv LV LV Jian Shi "and so on.

Academic content

1. Wang KENTANG's contribution to typhoid fever. Although Wang KENTANG can not be said to be a master of typhoid fever. However, shanghanzhunji devoted his whole life to studying Shanghanlun, studying Shanghanlun, treating shanghanbing and discussing the gain and loss of shanghanxue, which had an important influence on the later study of Shanghanlun. Wang KENTANG respected Zhang Zhong. Zhang Zhongjing is regarded as Confucius of Confucianism and a famous doctor since 2000. There is no one who has not learned from Zhong Jing's book. He thinks that the method of typhoid can not only cure typhoid. And it can be used to treat internal miscellaneous diseases. Zhang Zhongjing's treatise on febrile diseases is developed in his treatise on febrile diseases, which begins with a preface. Differentiation of internal injury and external injury. Secondly, the total cases of typhoid fever are the first, and the four time transformation of typhoid fever and the method of sweating and vomiting are described. The more the death syndrome is solved, the more the exterior and interior of yin and Yang. Typhoid and miscellaneous diseases. In addition, it can be divided into Taiyang disease, Yangyin disease and so on. It is a detailed treatise on typhoid fever. 2. Wang KENTANG's contribution to foreign science. Wang is not a specialist in surgery either. However, his high level of records and understanding of many surgical diseases in the criteria of selecting doctors and treating syndromes has left a deep impression on people, which has something to do with Matteo Ricci's influence on him. Wang KENTANG's description of the shape and number of human bones was written under the influence of Western anatomy. In his works, he recorded the history of the epidemic of anthrax caused by a woman selling wool in 1587. The transmission route, systemic and local symptoms, physical signs and prognosis of anthrax were discussed scientifically. He also discussed leprosy, syphilis and venereal diseases. He was also the first medical scientist to describe male breast cancer in China. 3. Wang KENTANG's contribution to ophthalmology. Wang KENTANG has many unique features in correctly describing ophthalmic diseases. In his criteria for syndrome differentiation and treatment, 193 kinds of ophthalmic diseases are recorded, and almost all diseases can be seen by naked eye examination in modern times. in surgery and medical technology. Wang KENTANG described tumor resection, thyroidectomy, anoplasty for anal atresia, suture and replantation of ear trauma, and bone repair techniques and operations. The disinfection methods, operation procedures and nursing techniques of these operations were described in detail. his understanding of corneal ulcer is extremely accurate, which is not as good as previous studies. He started from the onset of corneal ulcer. To the development, outcome, prognosis, recovery and sequelae are described in detail: what is more amazing is Wang KENTANG's vivid description of fundus hemorrhage. In the absence of ophthalmoscopy and any auxiliary examination, the conscious symptoms and signs of fundus diseases were described in detail, which made a great contribution to the diagnosis and treatment of fundus diseases. He described the dynamic process of fundus hemorrhage incisively and vividly when he discussed the syndrome of pneumatics in the Pearl: "there is Qi in the deep of the eye pupil, which moves faintly, like a bright mirror, a wisp of smoke. Head wind, phlegm and fire. Yujiuhuo is better than tuanjiao. It can move the Qi of Zhenyi in the collaterals, disperse and dissipate. After the movement is determined, the light and the dark will become the internal evidence. Wang KENTANG also proposed to use the method of extubation for the treatment of pupil back (strabismus). He also does a lot of research on glaucoma.

Character evaluation

He is a well-known medical expert with all-round development. His criterion of syndrome differentiation and treatment is an immortal masterpiece of medicine before Ming Dynasty.

Influence of later generations

Modern ophthalmologists of traditional Chinese medicine all think that the content of ophthalmology in "criteria of syndrome differentiation and treatment" has epoch-making significance.

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