Shennong Materia Medica

Chapter 2 Zhang Preface
Confucians don't need to be famous for medicine, but they know the principles of medicine better than Confucians.In the Spring and Autumn Period, peace and slowness are the gods of doctors.It is familiar with "Book of Changes", distinguishing the meaning of dish insects, medicine is also true Confucianism.The word doctor in the world must first recommend Shennong.However, if Shen Nong did not travel with Taiyi, his transmission would not be correct; if he did not serve as a ocher whip hook mouth, visiting the five mountains and four deserts, his knowledge would not be wide; If you taste it yourself, you are only as good as merchants and market peddlers. What is it like to be a doctor?My old saying is: Shennong, the great Confucianism through the ages.Examination of "Chongwen Zongmu", which contains a volume of "Food" and a volume of "On the Five Zang-Organs", are all related to Shennong.Its book has not been passed on for a long time, but the one who passed it on is "Shen Nong's Materia Medica"!And there is no special edition.Collected by Tang Shenyuan, "Shu Lu Jie Ti" is called "Da Guan Materia Medica", and "Shu Shu Zhi" is called "Zheng Lei Materia Medica".After Que, Miao Yong had "Shu", and Lu Zhiyi had "Cheng Ya Banyao", both of which are based on "Ben Jing".However, it may be based on conjecture, or it may be based on derivation, the more complicated the solution, the more obscure the meaning, without examination and careful review, it is an outstanding invention.It is difficult to prove the ancients, and it is especially difficult to prove the ancients and compromise.Sun Yuanru observed, together with his disciple Fengqing, compiled three volumes of "Shen Nong's Materia Medica".In addition to Wu Pu's "Famous Doctors", "Shuowen", "Erya", "Guangya", "Huainanzi", "Baopuzi" and other books do not list ancient prescriptions, regardless of pulse and syndrome, but the ancient sage Yin Yin The meaning of governing the world is as bright as eyebrows.Confucius said: I know more about the names of birds, beasts, plants and trees.It is also said: the extension of knowledge lies in the investigation of things.It is a book, not just a book of doctors, but a book of real Confucianism, which is far better than that of Xiyong, and it is definitely suitable for everyone.Or in the name of "Materia Medica", I first saw "Han Shu Pingdi Ji" and "Lou Hu Biography", and I was almost suspicious of "Materia Medica".However, Shennong first tasted a hundred herbs and began to have medicine, which can be found in "Three Emperors"; because 360 ​​five kinds of annotations are divided into seven volumes, they can be found in Tao Yinju's "Records"; The book of Materia Medica is the same; add 130 kinds, Meng Chang added and determined, and the "Shu Materia Medica" is the same.To the prefectures and counties, this belongs to the benefit of later generations, but the "Jing" says that Yunsheng Valley and Chuanzeer are born. "Hong Fan" regards Kangning as a blessing, and "Ya Song" claims that life can last for ten thousand years, so why doubt that it is said by alchemists of later generations that long-term service can make one's life light and prolong one's life?Most of the Confucians' love of learning is like medicine, the origin is the pulse; the reexamination is the same.Distinguishing evil and right, determining right and wrong, is the medium of warming cold and calming heat.Observing Fang Wen's studies, who are famous for Confucianism, and those who seek their writings at home and abroad are like treasures of gold, water and green.Fengqing likes to learn a lot, researches alchemy and sucks ink, and takes Confucianism as his daily work, so it goes back to before the emperor Xi, thousands of years are like a day, is it true that he is only addicted to specialization for a long time?Gu Wu is the only one who is in the middle of the editor, and it doesn't matter if he is addicted to books
In the fourth year of Jiaqing, Tai Sui was in the winter of Jiwei in October, and it was written by Zhang Jiong in Xuancheng, Guanshu Zhuang in Zhanyuan.
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