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Book/Printed Material Wai tai mi yao fang si shi juan 外台秘要方四十卷

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Title

  • Wai tai mi yao fang si shi juan

Other Title

  • 外台秘要方四十卷

Translated Title

  • Arcane Medical Essentials from the Imperial Library

Summary

  • The book Wai tai mi yao fang (Arcane medical essentials from the Imperial Library) records 69 medical classics published before the Tang dynasty (618--907) and contains 6,900 entries. Parts of original works that no longer exist thus are preserved in this compilation. It lists many diseases and methods of diagnosis, records methods of compounding medicines, and discusses acupuncture, bathing, medical exercises, artificial emergency aid, and other topics. Compiled by Wang Tao (670-755), the work represents an outstanding contribution to the preservation of traditional medical classics and summarizes the medical achievements of traditional Chinese medicine before the Tang dynasty. This encyclopedic medical work appeared after the publication of Sun zhen ren bei ji qian jin yao fang (Daoist Sun's invaluable prescriptions for ready reference), a general book of medicine by Sun Simiao (581-682).

Names

  • Wang, Tao, 670-755 Compiler

Created / Published

  • Hangzhou : Tea-Salt Commission of the Eastern Zhejiang Jurisdiction, [1131 to 1162]

Headings

  • -  China
  • -  400 to 752
  • -  Acupuncture
  • -  Diseases
  • -  Drugs
  • -  Medicine, Chinese
  • -  Prescriptions

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "Ming and Qing manuscript editions combined"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 36 volumes ; 25.3 x 17.5 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: National Library of China.
  • -  Content in Chinese.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
  • -  Title revised per Asian Division.--cc28 2023-01-06

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Chinese Books, Manuscripts, Maps, and Prints

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021666435

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Wang, Tao, 670-755 Compiler. Wai Tai MI Yao Fang Si Shi Juan. [Hangzhou: Tea-Salt Commission of the Eastern Zhejiang Jurisdiction, to 1162, 1131] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666435/.

APA citation style:

Wang, T. (1131) Wai Tai MI Yao Fang Si Shi Juan. [Hangzhou: Tea-Salt Commission of the Eastern Zhejiang Jurisdiction, to 1162] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666435/.

MLA citation style:

Wang, Tao, 670-755 Compiler. Wai Tai MI Yao Fang Si Shi Juan. [Hangzhou: Tea-Salt Commission of the Eastern Zhejiang Jurisdiction, to 1162, 1131] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021666435/>.