Wang Haogu
Wang Haogu (Chinese:
Career[edit]
After becoming a jinshi (graduate of the highest imperial examinations), Wang studied medicine with Li Dongyuan .[a] Wang was a native of Zhaozhou, Hebei, while Li resided in the nearby county of Zhending.[1] Wang was particularly influenced by Li's philosophy of "flexible" medication. His Yinzheng lüeli (
Wang rejected the standard pharmalogical practices that had emerged during the Tang and Song dynasties.[3] His three-volume materia medica, titled Tangye bencao (
Wang is credited with being the first to observe that purging croton (Croton tiglium) seeds or ba dou (
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References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b c Simonis 2014, p. 628.
- ^ a b c Chace 2022, p. 149.
- ^ a b c Bian 2022, p. 31.
- ^ a b c Simonis 2014, p. 629.
- ^ Buck 2014, p. 235.
- ^ Buck 2014, p. 237.
- ^ Goldschmidt 2009, p. 198.
- ^ a b Unschuld 2021, p. 33.
Works cited[edit]
- Bian, He (2022). Know Your Remedies: Pharmacy and Culture in Early Modern China. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691200132.
- Buck, Charles (2014). Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine: Roots of Modern Practice. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN 978-0-85701-133-6.
- Chace, Charles (2022). "Developments in Chinese medicine from the Song through the Qing". In Lo, Vivienne; Stanley-Baker, Michael (eds.). Routledge Handbook of Chinese Medicine. Routledge. pp. 146–160. ISBN 9780415830645.
- Goldschmidt, Asaf (2009). The Evolution of Chinese Medicine: Song Dynasty, 960–1200. Routledge. ISBN 9780203946435.
- Simonis, Fabian (2014). "Ghosts or Mucus? Medicine for Madness: New Doctrines, Therapies, and Rivalries". In Lagerwey, John; Marsone, Pierre (eds.). Modern Chinese Religion. Vol. 1. Brill. pp. 603–640. ISBN 9789004271647.
- Unschuld, Paul U. (2021). Ben Cao Gang Mu. Vol. 2. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520379893.
Further reading[edit]
- Zhang, Zhiguan; Wei, Yonghong; Yu, Kehui; Li, Yajun (2021). "On the Academic Value and Influence of Wang Hao-gu's 'Yinzheng Lueli'". Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research. 5 (2): 89–92.