撰。人皆爱之。若夫方书简便。诚医家入门之径也。惜未有遍及诸证之方。盍更发明之。则人咸跻仁寿。而嘉惠
无穷矣。予曰然。夫方书自张刘李朱戴王之后。作者纷纭。执见论证。漫无归一。嗟夫。以人之命。而试人之言。
岌岌乎殆哉。于是恫 厥心。视为职分。后究先哲论治。会融玄妙。钩摘精要。编次成帙。名曰约说。词理简而
会归有元。说虽粗而向趋甚正。兹固步武遗踪。间亦窃附己意。皆素所亲试而多中者。可以按方治病。同志之士。
或有取焉。尚俟他日奏闻。道同一原。庶不负我高祖设教司人之命之寄也。是为序。嘉靖三十六年丁巳三月鲍叔
鼎书。
〔陈氏（仕贤）经验济世良方〕医藏目录十一卷（国史经籍志。作十卷。医藏目录。重出经验良方四卷。）
存
四库全书提要曰。经验良方十一卷。明陈仕贤编。仕贤字邦宪。福清人。嘉靖壬戌进士。官至副都御吏。其
书首载医旨脉诀药性。别为一卷。次为通治诸病门。如太乙紫金丹。牛黄清心丸之类。次分杂证五十二门。皆钞
录旧方。无所论说。自序称与通州医官孙宇。考定而成云。
〔医指〕医藏目录一卷 未见
〔李氏（允恭）集秘方〕国史经籍志一卷 未见
〔董氏（炳）避水集验方〕国史经籍志四卷 未见
四库全书提要曰。避水集验方四卷。明董炳撰。炳字文化。泗州人。是编以常用有验之方。分类裒辑。无所
阐发。其所用之药。有积雪草者。本草所未详。特为具其图形。述其功效。然药类至多。唯在善用，正无取乎搜
罗新异。自夸秘授也。其以避水名者。盖隆庆丙寅淮水决。炳避居楼上。以成是书。末附柳应征撰玉鹤翁传一篇。
备载炳父相治医事。玉鹤相之自号。故炳又号怀鹤云。
〔王氏（永辅）惠济方〕（医藏目录。作简撰袖珍良方。系坊刻改名。）国史经籍志八卷 存
〔顾氏（鼎巨）经验方〕国史经籍志一卷 未见
〔刘氏（党）紧要二十四方〕国史经籍志一卷 未见
〔不自秘方〕国史经籍志一卷 未见
〔郑氏（鸾）传信方〕国史经籍志八卷 未见
〔李氏（兰泉）医说〕未见
鄞县志李奎传曰。有李兰泉者。以医名世。所着医说。未及刊布。其后学徐国。至今宝藏之。
〔王氏（有礼）尊生内编〕十卷 未见
嘉兴府志曰。王有礼。休宁人。嘉兴邑庠生。本性沈。字三五。居鸳鸯湖上。精岐黄术。善治伤寒。有尊生
内编十
卷。叶向高序。尊生外编八卷。岳元声序。皆行世。
〔尊生外编〕八卷 未见
〔李氏（守钦）方书一得〕未见
按上见于汜水县志。
〔刘氏（继芳）怪证表里因〕未见
按上见于太平府志。
〔林氏（道飞）济世良方〕未见
福建通志曰。林道飞以名医。着有济世良方。病者投剂立效。尤好施不倦。年八十三。子孙世其业。
〔姚氏（浚）风疾必读〕未见
按上见于江南通志。
〔江氏（时途）医学原理〕三十卷 未见
婺源县志曰。江时途。字正甫。江湾人。幼善病。遍阅方书。精研奥旨。异人谈方术。了了顿悟。嗣是投剂
辄效。有少年病悸。亲戚咸惴惴危之。一剂霍然有起色。名著郡邑。户外之履常满。前后邑令。咸见推重。举乡
宾者再。着有医学原理三十卷。丹溪发明五卷。医家争传诵焉。
〔丹溪发明〕五卷 未见
〔万氏（拱）医学大成〕未见
按上见于湖广通志。
〔喻氏（化鹏）医经翼专〕未见
宝庆府志曰。喻化鹏。字图南。丰城人。以精医游邵阳。其于切脉望色听声察形之妙。终夜研究。若经生家。
治病如临大敌。稍不中肯。忧形于色。静夕深思。辰起即赴病家。调剂不论贫富。不惜重值之料。人予之金。即
以市奇方秘论。雅尚气节。能文词。尝构一楼藏古书史。好与诸名士
游。所着医经翼专。愚禅师之，其卒也。友人刘默庵经理。葬于东郭五里碑之右。浓恤其子以归。
〔徐氏（纯卿）纫元医案〕未见
延平府志曰。徐纯卿。将乐诸生。读书学易。穷医得秘方。施药活人。年八十。手不释卷，着有纫元医案。
〔徐氏（应显）医方积验〕未见
金华府志曰。徐应显。字子 。永康人。业儒。精医术。多所全活。晚年益精。历游名公卿间。贫寒以疾请。
匍匐救之。所着有医方积验。岁大 。倡行糜粥。有以负赋告者。为贷钱焚券。人德之。牟御史廉其行。表其庐。
曰儒修相业。年八十余卒。
〔彭氏（浩）杂病正传〕未见
〔医性〕未见
〔孙氏（橹）医学大成〕未见
〔活命秘诀〕未见
〔吴氏（嗣昌）医学慧业〕未见
按上五书。见于浙江通志。
〔吴氏（奂）古简方〕续文献通考十二卷 未见
金华府志曰。吴奂。字德章。兰溪人。刻志好学。博通书史。善书札。而尤精于医。得何文定公曾孙仲畏之
传。功力兼人。益造其微。其医最于一邑。人多称之。着有古简方十二卷。诸集方四十余卷。其诗号兰渚渔歌。
〔王氏（子英）医案〕未见
兰溪县志曰。王子英。号石舟。着有医案。系御医开之裔孙也。
〔赖氏（汤铭）四科治要〕未见
延平府志曰。赖汤铭。永安庠生。痛母殁于庸医。一旦弃举子业精医。以赎己罪。而未能也。于是无贫富。
病者虽百里必视之。投剂辄验。郡守郑祖几法不起。汤铭既治有效。且曰。调养元气。上策也。参术草根。斯下
耳。郑闻言益加礼焉。有四科治要。闽医多祖述之。
〔方氏（炯）杏村肘后方〕未见
按上见于福建通志。
〔潘氏（文源）方脉纂要〕二十卷 未见
婺源县志曰。潘文源。字本初。桃溪人。宽和仁浓。言笑不苟。望而知为长者。少业儒不售。去而学医。即
精工。所投剂辄效。每日求诊视者。盈门塞巷。文源意在施予。所药治者。概不责酬。遇贫士且加惠予焉。以故
悬壶三十余载。人人称神。而家无数亩之蓄。没之日。里巷多流涕者。所着有方脉纂要二十卷。行于世。
〔庄氏（履严）医理发微〕未见
江阴县志曰。庄履严。字若 。工医。能诗。延医有奇验。活人不可胜纪。着医理发微。习医者多宗尚之。
〔高氏（叔宗）资珍方〕未见
江阴县志曰。高叔宗。字子正。别号石山。能诗善书。通和扁术。着资珍方。高宾为序。
〔王氏（禹道）惠济仙方〕未见
分水县志曰。王禹道。字冰岩。事继母以孝闻。幼好学。弱冠精举子业。以及经史子集。无不通贯。都人士
咸以大器期之。中年遘疾。遂究心岐黄家言。着惠济仙方诸书。远迩称述。不啻沛相长桑也。训乡勇以拒矿贼。
功高。尉邑侯李深重之。都谏何春泉欲以人才荐。会疾不果。前蔡
邑侯集分水先贤传。首称焉。
〔汪氏（副护）试效集成〕未见
休宁县志曰。汪副护。字天相。城西人。少通儒术。改业医。师祁门汪机。寻历姑苏京口。访明师。遂精医
学。祖东垣老人。专以扶元气为主。因号培元医。行四十余年。全活甚众。平生乐善好施。四城通道。并建亭憩
行者。兼修远近庙宇。悉出卖药金。着有试效集成暨诸医书。行世。
〔胡氏（尚礼）医案〕未见
按上见于仪真县志。
〔孙氏（钝）试效集成书〕未见
钱塘县志曰。孙钝。字公锐。遇异人授却老方。九十童颜。医倾海内。所着有试效集成书。按脉用药。足齐
古人。又有皇甫泰者。与之齐名。称孙皇云。
〔王氏（君赏）医便〕二卷（张受孔刊本四卷）存
自序曰。余游京师。时获兹集。检其方甚约。谛试之辄验。因益以续收诸条。更裁定焉。稍稍蓄治药材。无论
疾久近。循方分剂。罔不克臻奇功。嗣是出按晋。及再承关陕。于时从役者。人以十数。岁月既赊。得无有虞采
薪。然虽传舍中法严。内外医不可得延而入也。独赖是以济。取左右如叩。夫医弗烦而药足。方弗繁而用备。名
之曰医便。既事竣。将言复诸从役求甚殷。苦无余本。录则众弗给。政或给焉。示亦弗广也。举而筹之太守。太
守曰。藏有废版。可更遂以命梓人。隆庆己巳重阳日。巡按陕西监察御史王君赏识。
按万历壬寅吴秀序曰。震泽沈竹亭与龄所录也。苏州府志又曰。沈与龄号竹亭。吴江人。工医。能决生死。
着书便行世。然据徐应登
序。称按是编为王侍御公按秦时所辑，则知其出君赏矣。
〔吴氏（秀）增补医便续集〕四卷（张受孔刊本六卷）存
自序略曰。余家旧用医便集。盖得之竹亭先生。云迄今三十年。索者犹踵至。武林因之有二刻。托为御院本。
继又见莒中刻。补遗则归之朱济川黄文洲两人。两人固良医也。所采集当不谬。余合两书删订之。补以己试方。
用续先刻。世有不能致医药。与能致而付之庸工之手者。览此庶有瘳乎。
〔曹氏（金）传信尤易方〕八卷 存
栗永禄序略曰。夷门少川右使曹公。素留神轩岐内经灵枢诸篇。尤邃于仲景叔和丹溪等诸部经方。故自登仕
来。扬历淮扬齐鲁会稽间。所过名胜。即登眺移日。值羽士缁流。辄改颜款接叩底里。但奇药单方可采。随便札
记。付行笥以随。垂二十余祀。方积笥盈。奚啻万计。兹辖政少暇。悉所积校理之。辨证分门。犁然备具。稍方
品重复。诡异不经者。尽为删芟。乃得八卷。中有证颇相类。则附注本门。有间出各方。则明注方后。较诸种更
为精当简便。且经试多奇验。遂题曰传信尤易方。一展卷。门类区别。药品弗淆。治疗法备。虽穷乡下邑。人得
此。随证检方。随方制药。随药医证。不出户庭。效可立睹。医可勿他觅也。
自序略曰。余闻之。尺有所短。寸有所长。确哉其言之也。盖余少膺脾病。召一方时。所谓名能疗者。乃百
弗一功焉。会客有授余啖蠡实者。非有所诊候而审辨也。辄一再月。而强食倍他日。繇此观之。世尝言海上方。
能愈剧疾。不虚哉。不虚哉。余既以日履和豫。叨役四方。所过名胜。羽客衲子。时问所素善易方。岁久累数箧。
间发治所主病。屡屡称捷效。隆庆改元。余起使易水。命医官郑鸾。比类裒
集。曰。韪哉方乎。传之海上人。而实散见诸名家所载籍者也。余更使明着所自出。而颇厌其繁复。后二年余再
携入秦。秦泾阳医士王玎检校删正。厘八卷。录成适左使上党健斋栗公雅抱博济之猷。间取而观之曰。夫在物有
之。运规而索圜。有弗圜焉。我知其不为方也。操矩以求方。有弗方焉。我知其不为圜也。以余读若方。殆医之
规矩。非与吾为若梓以博。民寿何如。余曰。公之意信大浓幸。吾志也。于是卒刻。而名之曰传信尤易方。盖古
有卫生千金救民备急易方。而是方不伐物命品。取诸任土所宜。无烦雷公操炮。隐居辨治。而又尝试多奇应。故
云。时隆庆岁在庚午春正月上元日。赐进士出身通奉大夫陕西等处承宣布政使司右布政使夷门曹金书。
〔何氏（古朴）医家蕴奥〕四卷 存
章秩曰。古朴先生余杭县北住进贤里。幼颖悟读书。□诗隐居。独善传览诸书。尤精医学。所集有修真正术。
求嗣秘要。草堂吟料。珠玑类萃。星命关键等书。
〔修真正术〕未见
〔杨氏（拱）医方摘要〕十二卷 存
〔龚氏（信）古今医鉴〕八卷 存
自序曰。余幼业儒。读张子西铭。天下疲癃生理残障。皆吾无告兄弟。韩子原道。为之医药。以济其夭死。深叹
二公之言。民胞物与之心也。然膺厥任。惟宰相。上佐天子。调燮阴阳。节宣元气。庶足起疲癃而寿国脉。余诵
之。直欲于身亲见之。殊庸劣鲁钝。为时所 。会家君起家医学。 来燕豫。附应中原。医之正传。已有所得。
余因省焉。遂弃儒就学。绍岐黄仓越之心传。阐刘张朱李之秘诀。于当时云游高
士。有裨医教者。尤竭诚晋谒。与之上下其议论。远宗先哲。近取名公。殚精竭神。磨光刮垢。与家君相为渊源。
盖有年矣。每视疾则先诊以脉息。次察其病原。而攻治之法。方药之制。又酌其脉病而投之。执是以往。影响不
殊。既而以脉病治方。分门别类。以古今之确论为枢要。间亦窃附己意。参互考订。遗者补之。略者详之。纂辑
成帙。医有十三科。此其粗备。厘为八卷。名以古今医鉴。夫医意也。何取于鉴。鉴惟空而后无遗照。医必明而
后无遗疾。是书上考诸古。古之明验者取之。下质诸今。今之明验者取之。隐伏沉痼。罔不洞察。与鉴之照物。
妍媸不夹。有相类者。此之谓医鉴。此余命名意也。稿甫成。不敢自秘。爰付诸梓。以公诸天下后世。俾医有小
补。病有救援。视医国良相。固小大不同。而疲癃可起。夭死可苏。亦宛乎韩张二公之用心也。余不佞。言之无
文。聊述成书之概于篇端。其订讹正误。尚有竣于后之君子。时万历四年岁次丙子孟冬之吉。金溪后学龚廷贤书
于有慎堂。
金溪县志曰。龚信十一都下澌里人。任太医院。着古今医鉴。并云林医彀。子廷贤着万病回春。
〔周氏（礼）医圣阶梯〕十卷 存
自序曰。医者仁术也。厥理邃奥。惟儒为能通之。自黄岐开其源。和扁弘其流。张王朱李数君子扬其澜。而
撰。人们都喜爱它。至于医书简便，确实是医生入门的途径。可惜没有能够普遍适用于各种病症的方剂，何不进一步阐明它呢？这样人们都能达到仁爱与长寿的境界，恩惠将无穷无尽。我说：是的。自从张仲景、刘完素、李东垣、朱丹溪、戴元礼、王好古之后，著书立说者众多，各执己见论证，漫无统一。唉！拿人的生命去试验别人的言论，危险啊。因此我内心悲痛，视此为职责所在，后来探究先哲的论治，融会玄妙，钩取精要，编次成册，命名为《约说》。文辞简练而会归有本源，说法虽粗略但趋向非常正确。这固然是在步武前人的踪迹，间或也窃附自己的意思，都是平时亲自尝试且多有效验的，可以按照方子治病。志同道合的人士，或许会有所取用。尚等待他日上奏听闻，道理同一本源，希望不辜负我高祖设立教化、掌管他人生命的寄托。这就是序言。嘉靖三十六年丁巳三月鲍叔鼎书写。
〔陈氏（仕贤）经验济世良方〕医藏目录十一卷（国史经籍志作十卷。医藏目录重出经验良方四卷。）存
四库全书提要曰：经验良方十一卷，明代陈仕贤编纂。陈仕贤字邦宪，福清人。嘉靖壬戌年进士，官至副都御史。他的书首先记载医旨、脉诀、药性，单独作为一卷。其次为通治诸病门，如太乙紫金丹、牛黄清心丸之类。其次分为杂证五十二门，都是抄录旧方，没有论述解说。自序称与通州医官孙宇考定而成。
〔医指〕医藏目录一卷 未见
〔李氏（允恭）集秘方〕国史经籍志一卷 未见
〔董氏（炳）避水集验方〕国史经籍志四卷 未见
四库全书提要曰：避水集验方四卷，明代董炳撰写。董炳字文化，泗州人。此编以常用且有验方的方剂，分类汇编，没有阐发。其中所用的药物，有积雪草的，本草中未详细记载，特别为其绘制图形，叙述其功效。然而药物种类极多，只在于善于使用，正不需要搜罗新奇怪异，自我夸耀秘密传授。之所以以“避水”命名，大概是隆庆丙寅年淮河决堤，董炳避居楼上，因而完成此书。末尾附有柳应征撰写的玉鹤翁传一篇，详细记载了董炳父亲董相治疗医事的情况，玉鹤是董相的自号，所以董炳又号怀鹤。
〔王氏（永辅）惠济方〕（医藏目录作简撰袖珍良方，系坊刻改名。）国史经籍志八卷 存
〔顾氏（鼎巨）经验方〕国史经籍志一卷 未见
〔刘氏（党）紧要二十四方〕国史经籍志一卷 未见
〔不自秘方〕国史经籍志一卷 未见
〔郑氏（鸾）传信方〕国史经籍志八卷 未见
〔李氏（兰泉）医说〕未见
鄞县志李奎传曰：有个叫李兰泉的人，以医术闻名于世。所著的医说，来不及刊印出版。其后学徐国，至今还珍藏它。
〔王氏（有礼）尊生内编〕十卷 未见
嘉兴府志曰：王有礼，休宁人，嘉兴县学生员。本性沉静，字三五，居住在鸳鸯湖上。精通岐黄之术，擅长治疗伤寒。著有尊生内编十卷，叶向高作序。尊生外编八卷，岳元声作序，都在世间流行。
〔尊生外编〕八卷 未见
〔李氏（守钦）方书一得〕未见
按上述见于汜水县志。
〔刘氏（继芳）怪证表里因〕未见
按上述见于太平府志。
〔林氏（道飞）济世良方〕未见
福建通志曰：林道飞以名医著称，著有济世良方。病人服药后立即见效，尤其喜好施药不倦怠。享年八十三岁，子孙世代继承其业。
〔姚氏（浚）风疾必读〕未见
按上述见于江南通志。
〔江氏（时途）医学原理〕三十卷 未见
婺源县志曰：江时途，字正甫，江湾人。自幼善于患病，遍阅医书，精研深奥旨意。与异人谈论方术，立刻领悟。从此以后投药辄效。有个少年患心悸病，亲戚们都惊恐担忧认为危险。一剂药后霍然有了起色。名声著名于郡县，门外常满是鞋子（指访客多）。前后县令，都推崇重视。两次被推举为乡宾。著有医学原理三十卷，丹溪发明五卷，医家争相传诵。
〔丹溪发明〕五卷 未见
〔万氏（拱）医学大成〕未见
按上述见于湖广通志。
〔喻氏（化鹏）医经翼专〕未见
宝庆府志曰：喻化鹏，字图南，丰城人。因为精通医术游历邵阳。他在切脉、望色、听声、察形的微妙之处，整夜研究，像读书人一样。治病如同面对大敌，稍微不中肯綮，忧虑表现在脸色上。静夜深思，早晨起来就奔赴病家。调剂药物不论贫富，不惜重金购买药材。别人给他钱，他就去买奇方秘论。高雅崇尚气节，能写文章。曾经建造一座楼收藏古书史籍。喜欢与各位名士交游。所著的医经翼专，愚禅师为之作序。他去世时，友人刘默庵料理后事，葬在东郭五里碑的右边。深切抚恤他的儿子让他回家。
〔徐氏（纯卿）纫元医案〕未见
延平府志曰：徐纯卿，将乐县的生员。读书学习易经，穷究医学得到秘方。施药救人。享年八十岁，手不释卷，著有纫元医案。
〔徐氏（应显）医方积验〕未见
金华府志曰：徐应显，字子[缺]，永康人。从事儒业，精通医术，保全救活很多人。晚年更加精进。广泛游历于名公卿之间。贫寒之人因病请求，匍匐前去救治。所著有医方积验。遇到荒年，倡导施行糜粥救济。有人来告贷赋税，为他借贷钱财并烧毁债券。人们感激他。牟御史考察他的品行，表彰他的庐舍，称为儒修相业。享年八十多岁去世。
〔彭氏（浩）杂病正传〕未见
〔医性〕未见
〔孙氏（橹）医学大成〕未见
〔活命秘诀〕未见
〔吴氏（嗣昌）医学慧业〕未见
按以上五本书，见于浙江通志。
〔吴氏（奂）古简方〕续文献通考十二卷 未见
金华府志曰：吴奂，字德章，兰溪人。立志好学，博通书史。擅长书法，尤其精通医学。得到何文定公曾孙仲畏之的传授，功力超过常人，更加进入精微境界。他的医术在一县中最出色，人们多称赞他。著有古简方十二卷，诸集方四十余卷。他的诗号兰渚渔歌。
〔王氏（子英）医案〕未见
兰溪县志曰：王子英，号石舟。著有医案。是御医开之的裔孙。
〔赖氏（汤铭）四科治要〕未见
延平府志曰：赖汤铭，永安县城的学生。痛恨母亲死于庸医之手，一旦放弃科举学业精研医学，以赎自己的罪过，却未能做到。于是无论贫富，病人即使远隔百里也一定去诊治。投药辄验。郡守郑祖几的法脉不起，赖汤铭治疗后有效，并且说：调养元气，是上策。人参白术草根，这是下策。郑听后更加礼遇他。有四科治要，闽地医人多遵循阐述它。
〔方氏（炯）杏村肘后方〕未见
按上述见于福建通志。
〔潘氏（文源）方脉纂要〕二十卷 未见
婺源县志曰：潘文源，字本初，桃溪人。宽和仁爱，言笑不苟。一望而知是长者。年少从事儒业未考取功名，转而学医，立即精工。所投药辄效。每天求诊视的人，盈门塞巷。潘文源意在施予，所治疗的人，一概不索取报酬。遇到贫寒士人还加倍施惠给予。因此悬壶三十多年，人人都称神，而家中没有几亩积蓄。去世那天，街巷多流泪的人。所著有方脉纂要二十卷，在世间流行。
〔庄氏（履严）医理发微〕未见
江阴县志曰：庄履严，字若[缺]。工于医学，能写诗。延请医生有奇特疗效，救活的人不可胜数。著有医理发微，习医者多宗奉崇尚它。
〔高氏（叔宗）资珍方〕未见
江阴县志曰：高叔宗，字子正，别号石山。能写诗擅长书法，通晓和缓扁鹊之术。著有资珍方，高宾作序。
〔王氏（禹道）惠济仙方〕未见
分水县志曰：王禹道，字冰岩。侍奉继母以孝顺闻名。幼时好学，弱冠精通举子业，以及经史子集，无不贯通。都城人士都以大器晚成期待他。中年遭遇疾病，于是专心钻研岐黄家的言论。著有惠济仙方等书，远近称述，不止像沛相长桑君那样。训练乡勇抵抗矿贼，功劳高。尉邑侯李深沉地尊重他。都谏何春泉想以人才推荐，恰逢生病没有成功。前任蔡邑侯收集分水先贤传，首先称述他。
〔汪氏（副护）试效集成〕未见
休宁县志曰：汪副护，字天相，城西人。年少通晓儒术，改业从医，师从祁门汪机。随即游历姑苏京口，拜访明师，于是精通医学。祖述东垣老人，专门以扶植元气为主，因此号培元医。行医四十多年，保全救活很多人。平生乐善好施，四城通道，并建亭休息行人。兼修远近庙宇，全部卖出药金。著有试效集成暨诸医书，在世间流行。
〔胡氏（尚礼）医案〕未见
按上述见于仪真县志。
〔孙氏（钝）试效集成书〕未见
钱塘县志曰：孙钝，字公锐。遇到异人传授却老方，九十岁童颜，医术倾倒海内。所著有试效集成书。按脉用药，足以与古人齐名。又有皇甫泰，与他齐名，称为孙皇。
〔王氏（君赏）医便〕二卷（张受孔刊本四卷）存
自序曰：我游历京师，时常获得此集。检查它的方子很简约，仔细尝试辄有效验。于是增加续收的各条，再裁定。稍稍储备治疗药材，无论疾病久近，循着方子分剂量，无不能够取得奇功。此后出任山西巡按，以及再次承担关陕职务，当时随从服役的人，以十数计。岁月既久，难道没有担心采集柴薪吗？虽然传舍中法度严格，内外医生不可得延请而入。独赖以此救济。取左右如叩问。医生不烦扰而药物充足，方子不繁杂而用途具备。命名为医便。事情结束后，将要告诉复职的随从，请求非常殷切，苦于没有多余本钱。记录则众人不能供给。政令或许供给，显示也不广泛。举起来筹划太守，太守说：藏有废版，可以再次遂以命令梓人雕刻。隆庆己巳重阳日，巡按陕西监察御史王君赏识。
按万历壬寅吴秀序曰：震泽沈竹亭与龄所录。苏州府志又说：沈与龄号竹亭，吴江人。工于医学，能决断生死。著书便行世。然而据徐应登序，称按照此编是王侍御公按秦时所辑，则知道出自君赏了。
〔吴氏（秀）增补医便续集〕四卷（张受孔刊本六卷）存
自序略曰：我家旧时用医便集，大概是从竹亭先生那里得到的。说迄今三十年，索求的人还接踵而至。武林因此有二刻。托为御院本。接着又见到莒中刻，补遗则归于朱济川黄文洲两人。两人固然是良医。所采集应当不谬误。我合两书删订它，补充自己尝试的方子，用来续先刻。世上有不能致医药，与能致而付之庸工之手的人，览此或许有痊愈吧。
〔曹氏（金）传信尤易方〕八卷 存
栗永禄序略曰：夷门少川右使曹公，向来留心轩岐内经灵枢诸篇，尤其深邃于仲景叔和丹溪等诸部经方。所以自从登仕以来，扬历淮扬齐鲁会稽间。所经过名胜，就登眺移日。遇到羽士缁流，就改变容颜款接叩底里。只要奇药单方可以采，随便札记，付行笥以随。垂二十余年，方积笥盈。岂止万计。现在辖政稍有空闲，把所积累校理它。辨证分门，犁然具备。稍微方品重复，诡异不经的，尽为删芟。乃得八卷。其中有证颇相类，则附注本门。有间出各方，则明注方后。较诸种更为精当简便。而且经试多奇验，于是题曰传信尤易方。一展卷，门类区别，药品不混淆。治疗法具备。虽然穷乡下邑，人得此，随证检方，随方制药，随药医证，不出户庭，效可立睹。医可勿他觅也。
自序略曰：我听说，尺有所短，寸有所长。确实这话啊。大概我年轻时患脾病，召一方时，所谓名能疗者，乃百无一功焉。适逢客人授给我吃蠡实，不是有所诊候而审辨也。辄一再月，而强食倍他日。由此观之，世人常说海上方，能愈剧疾，不虚哉。不虚哉。我既然以日日履和豫，叨役四方。所经过名胜，羽客衲子，时常问所素善易方。岁久累数箧。间发治所主病，屡屡称捷效。隆庆改元，我起使易水，命医官郑鸾，比类裒集。曰：韪哉方乎。传之海上人，而实散见诸名家所载籍者也。我更使明着所自出，而颇厌其繁复。后二年我再携入秦。秦泾阳医士王玎检校删正，厘八卷。录成适左使上党健斋栗公雅抱博济之猷，间取而观之曰：夫在物有之，运规而索圜，有弗圜焉，我知其不为方也。操矩以求方，有弗方焉，我知其不为圜也。以余读若方，殆医之规矩，非与吾为若梓以博。民寿何如。我说：公之意信大浓幸，吾志也。于是卒刻，而名之曰传信尤易方。盖古有卫生千金救民备急易方，而是方不伐物命品，取诸任土所宜，无烦雷公操炮，隐居辨治，而又尝试多奇应，故云。时隆庆岁在庚午春正月上元日，赐进士出身通奉大夫陕西等处承宣布政使司右布政使夷门曹金书。
〔何氏（古朴）医家蕴奥〕四卷 存
章秩曰：古朴先生余杭县北住进贤里。幼颖悟读书，□诗隐居，独善传览诸书，尤其精于医学。所集有修真正术，求嗣秘要，草堂吟料，珠玑类萃，星命关键等书。
〔修真正术〕未见
〔杨氏（拱）医方摘要〕十二卷 存
〔龚氏（信）古今医鉴〕八卷 存
自序曰：我幼年从事儒业，读张子西铭，天下疲癃生理残障，皆是我无告兄弟。韩子原道，为之医药，以济其夭死，深叹二公之言，民胞物与之心也。然而膺厥任，惟宰相。上佐天子，调燮阴阳，节宣元气，庶足起疲癃而寿国脉。我诵读它，直欲于身亲见之。殊庸劣鲁钝，为时所[缺]。适逢家君起家医学，[缺]来燕豫，附应中原。医之正传，已有所得。我因此省焉，遂弃儒就学，绍岐黄仓越之心传，阐刘张朱李之秘诀。于当时云游高士，有裨医教者，尤竭诚晋谒，与之上下其议论。远宗先哲，近取名公，殚精竭神，磨光刮垢，与家君相为渊源，盖有年矣。每视疾则先诊以脉息，次察其病原，而攻治之法，方药之制，又酌其脉病而投之。执是以往，影响不殊。既而以脉病治方，分门别类，以古今之确论为枢要，间亦窃附己意，参互考订。遗者补之，略者详之，纂辑成帙。医有十三科，此其粗备。厘为八卷，名以古今医鉴。夫医意也，何取于鉴。鉴惟空而后无遗照，医必明而后无遗疾。是书上考诸古，古之明验者取之。下质诸今，今之明验者取之。隐伏沉痼，罔不洞察。与鉴之照物，妍媸不夹。有相类者，此之谓医鉴。此余命名意也。稿甫成，不敢自秘。爰付诸梓，以公诸天下后世。俾医有小补，病有救援，视医国良相，固小大不同。而疲癃可起，夭死可苏，亦宛乎韩张二公之用心也。我不佞，言之无文，聊述成书之概于篇端。其订讹正误，尚有竣于后之君子。时万历四年岁次丙子孟冬之吉，金溪后学龚廷贤书于有慎堂。
金溪县志曰：龚信十一都下澌里人。任太医院。著古今医鉴，并云林医彀。子廷贤著万病回春。
〔周氏（礼）医圣阶梯〕十卷 存
自序曰：医者仁术也。厥理邃奥，惟儒为能通之。自黄岐开其源，和扁弘其流，张王朱李数君子扬其澜，而
Written by. Everyone loves it. As for medical books that are simple and convenient, they are indeed the path for doctors to enter the field. It is a pity that there are no prescriptions that can universally apply to various diseases. Why not further elucidate them? In this way, people can all reach the state of benevolence and longevity, and the benefits will be infinite. I say: Yes. Since Zhang Zhongjing, Liu Wansu, Li Dongyuan, Zhu Danxi, Dai Yuanli, and Wang Haogu, those who wrote books have been numerous, each holding their own views and arguments, with no unified standard. Alas! To test people's lives on others' words is dangerous. Therefore, I felt deep pain in my heart and regarded this as my duty. Later, I explored the treatments of ancient sages, integrated the profound mysteries, extracted the essentials, compiled them into a volume, and named it "Yue Shuo" (Brief Explanations). The language is concise and returns to the origin, and although the explanations are rough, the direction is very correct. This is certainly following in the footsteps of predecessors, occasionally attaching my own ideas, which are all personally tested by me and mostly effective. One can treat diseases according to these prescriptions. Like-minded scholars may find them useful. I await the day when I can report this, so that the principles share the same source, hoping not to fail the trust placed in me by my high ancestor to establish education and manage the lives of others. This is the preface. Written by Bao Shuding in the third month of Ding Si year, the 36th year of Jiajing.
[Chen Shi Xian's Experience Benefiting the World Good Prescriptions] Yi Cang Mu Lu (Catalogue of Medical Treasures) Volume 11 (Guo Shi Jing Ji Zhi records 10 volumes. Yi Cang Mu Lu repeats Experience Good Prescriptions Volume 4.) Extant.
The Summary of the Siku Quanshu states: Experience Benefiting the World Good Prescriptions, 11 volumes, compiled by Chen Shixian of the Ming Dynasty. Chen Shixian, courtesy name Bangxian, was from Fuqing. He passed the imperial examination in the Ren Xu year of Jiajing and served as Vice Censor-in-Chief. His book begins with Medical Principles, Pulse Diagnosis, and Drug Properties, forming a separate volume. Next are sections on general treatments for various diseases, such as Taiyi Zijin Pill and Niuhuang Qingxin Wan. Then it divides into 52 categories of miscellaneous diseases, all copying old prescriptions without commentary. The author's preface states that it was finalized with Sun Yu, a medical official from Tongzhou.
[Yi Zhi] Yi Cang Mu Lu Volume 1 Not seen.
[Li Yungong's Collected Secret Prescriptions] Guo Shi Jing Ji Zhi Volume 1 Not seen.
[Dong Bing's Water-Avoiding Collection of Verified Prescriptions] Guo Shi Jing Ji Zhi Volume 4 Not seen.
The Summary of the Siku Quanshu states: Water-Avoiding Collection of Verified Prescriptions, 4 volumes, written by Dong Bing of the Ming Dynasty. Dong Bing, courtesy name Wenhua, was from Sizhou. This compilation classifies commonly used and verified prescriptions without elaboration. Among the drugs used, Centella asiatica is mentioned, which is not detailed in Ben Cao. A drawing and efficacy description are provided specifically for it. However, there are many types of drugs; the key lies in skilled use, not in collecting novel or strange items to boast about secret transmissions. The title "Water-Avoiding" likely refers to the fact that during the Bing Yin year of Longqing, the Huai River breached its banks, and Dong Bing took refuge on an upper floor, completing the book while there. At the end, there is a biography of Uncle Yuhe written by Liu Yingzheng, detailing the medical practices of Dong Bing's father, Dong Xiang. Yuhe was Dong Xiang's pseudonym, so Dong Bing also adopted the pseudonym Huaiche.
[Wang Yongfu's Huiji Fang] (Yi Cang Mu Lu records it as Jian Zan Xiuzhen Liang Fang, renamed by commercial publishers.) Guo Shi Jing Ji Zhi Volume 8 Extant.
[Gu Dingju's Experience Prescriptions] Guo Shi Jing Ji Zhi Volume 1 Not seen.
[Liu Dang's 24 Essential Prescriptions] Guo Shi Jing Ji Zhi Volume 1 Not seen.
[Buzi Secret Prescription] Guo Shi Jing Ji Zhi Volume 1 Not seen.
[Zheng Luan's Chuanxin Fang] Guo Shi Jing Ji Zhi Volume 8 Not seen.
[Li Lanquan's Medical Sayings] Not seen.
According to the Biography of Li Kui in the Yinxian Gazetteer: There was a person named Li Lanquan, famous for his medical skills. His work Medical Sayings was never published. His later student, Xu Guo, treasures it to this day.
[Wang Youli's Zunsheng Neibian] Volume 10 Not seen.
According to the Jiaxing Prefecture Gazetteer: Wang Youli was from Xiuning and a student at the Jiaxing county school. His nature was calm, and his courtesy name was Sanwu. He lived on the鸳鸯 Lake. He was proficient in the arts of Qi Bo and Huang Di and skilled in treating Shanghan (Cold Damage). He authored Zunsheng Neibian, 10 volumes, with a preface by Ye Xiangao. Zunsheng Waibian, 8 volumes, with a preface by Yue Yuansheng, are both circulating in the world.
[Zunsheng Waibian] Volume 8 Not seen.
[Li Shouqin's Fangshu Yide] Not seen.
Note: The above appears in the Fanshui County Gazetteer.
[Liu Jifang's Causes of Strange Symptoms Interior and Exterior] Not seen.
Note: The above appears in the Taiping Prefecture Gazetteer.
[Lin Daofei's Jishi Liangfang] Not seen.
According to the Fujian General Gazetteer: Lin Daofei was known as a famous doctor and authored Jishi Liangfang. Patients experienced immediate effects after taking his medicine. He particularly loved dispensing medicine tirelessly. He lived to be 83 years old, and his descendants continued his profession.
[Yao Jun's Fengji Bidu] Not seen.
Note: The above appears in the Jiangsu General Gazetteer.
[Jiang Shitu's Medical Principles] Volume 30 Not seen.
According to the Wuyuan County Gazetteer: Jiang Shitu, courtesy name Zhengfu, was from Jiangwan. He was prone to illness since childhood, read medical books extensively, and studied profound theories. He understood instantly when discussing formulas and techniques with unusual people. From then on, his prescriptions were always effective. When a young man suffered from palpitations, his relatives were terrified. After one dose, he recovered significantly. His fame spread throughout the prefecture, and visitors often filled the doorway. Previous county magistrates highly respected him. He was recommended as a local elder twice. He authored Medical Principles, 30 volumes, and Danxi Faming, 5 volumes, which were widely circulated among physicians.
[Danxi Faming] Volume 5 Not seen.
[Wan Gong's Medical Mastery] Not seen.
Note: The above appears in the Hubei General Gazetteer.
[Yu Huapeng's Medical Classic Wings] Not seen.
According to the Baoqing Prefecture Gazetteer: Yu Huapeng, courtesy name Tunan, was from Fengcheng. He traveled to Shaoyang due to his expertise in medicine. He studied the subtleties of pulse-taking, observation, listening, and inspection all night long, like a scholar. He treated diseases as if facing a great enemy; if his diagnosis was not precise, worry showed on his face. He thought deeply at night and visited patients early in the morning. He prescribed medicines regardless of wealth, sparing no cost for rare ingredients. Money given to him was used to buy secret formulas and theories. He valued integrity and could write poetry. He built a tower to store ancient books and history. He enjoyed associating with famous scholars. His work Medical Classic Wings had a preface by Zen Master Yu. Upon his death, his friend Liu Mo'an handled his funeral arrangements and buried him east of the city, five li from the stele. He deeply cared for Yu's son and helped him return home.
[Xu Chunqing's Renyuan Medical Cases] Not seen.
According to the Yanping Prefecture Gazetteer: Xu Chunqing was a student from Jiangyue. He studied the Book of Changes and mastered medicine, obtaining secret prescriptions. He dispensed medicine to save lives. He lived to be 80, never putting down his books. He authored Renyuan Medical Cases.
[Xu Yingxian's Accumulated Verified Medical Prescriptions] Not seen.
According to the Jinhua Prefecture Gazetteer: Xu Yingxian, courtesy name Zi[missing], was from Yongkang. He practiced Confucianism but was proficient in medicine, saving many lives. He became more skilled in his later years and traveled among nobles. He went to help the poor and sick, crawling to their homes. He authored Accumulated Verified Medical Prescriptions. During famines, he advocated distributing porridge. When someone complained about taxes, he lent money and burned the receipts. People were grateful. Censor Mou investigated his conduct and praised his residence as "Confucian Cultivation and Ministerial Achievement." He died in his eighties.
[Peng Hao's Standard Transmission of Miscellaneous Diseases] Not seen.
[Yi Xing] Not seen.
[Sun Lu's Medical Mastery] Not seen.
[Huoming Mijue] Not seen.
[Wu Sichang's Medical Wisdom] Not seen.
Note: The above five books appear in the Zhejiang General Gazetteer.
[Wu Huan's Ancient Simple Prescriptions] Xu Wenxian Tongkao Volume 12 Not seen.
According to the Jinhua Prefecture Gazetteer: Wu Huan, courtesy name Dehang, was from Lanxi. He was determined to study and well-versed in books and history. He was good at calligraphy and especially proficient in medicine. He received transmission from Zhongwei, the great-grandson of Duke Hewending. His effort surpassed others, reaching subtle depths. His medical skills were the best in the county, and people praised him. He authored Ancient Simple Prescriptions, 12 volumes, and various collected prescriptions, over 40 volumes. His poetry was titled Lan Zhu Yugge.
[Wang Ziyin's Medical Cases] Not seen.
According to the Lanxi County Gazetteer: Wang Ziyin, pseudonym Shizhou, authored Medical Cases. He was a descendant of Imperial Physician Kaizhi.
[Lai Tangming's Essentials of Four Categories] Not seen.
According to the Yanping Prefecture Gazetteer: Lai Tangming was a student from Yong'an. Grieving that his mother died under incompetent doctors, he abandoned the civil service exams to study medicine to atone for his failure. He treated patients regardless of wealth, traveling up to a hundred li. His prescriptions were effective. When Governor Zheng Zuji's condition worsened, Lai Tangming treated him successfully and stated that nourishing vital qi is the best strategy, while using Ginseng and Atractylodes is inferior. Zheng respected him more thereafter. He authored Essentials of Four Categories, which many Fujian physicians followed.
[Fang Jiong's Xingcun Elbow Manual] Not seen.
Note: The above appears in the Fujian General Gazetteer.
[Pan Wenyuan's Compilation of Formulas and Pulses] Volume 20 Not seen.
According to the Wuyuan County Gazetteer: Pan Wenyuan, courtesy name Benchu, was from Taoxi. He was generous, kind, and serious in speech and laughter. He appeared to be an elder even when young. Failing in the Confucian exams, he turned to medicine and quickly became skilled. His prescriptions were effective. Patients filled his doors and streets. Pan intended to give freely and charged no fees, helping poor scholars extra. He practiced for over 30 years, and everyone called him divine, yet he had little savings. On his death day, many in the neighborhood wept. He authored Compilation of Formulas and Pulses, 20 volumes, which circulated in the world.
[Zhuang Lüyan's Micro-explanation of Medical Principles] Not seen.
According to the Jiangyin County Gazetteer: Zhuang Lüyan, courtesy name Ruo[missing], was skilled in medicine and poetry. His medical interventions had miraculous results, saving countless people. He authored Micro-explanation of Medical Principles, which students of medicine revered.
[Gao Shuzong's Precious Prescriptions] Not seen.
According to the Jiangyin County Gazetteer: Gao Shuzong, courtesy name Zizheng, pseudonym Shishan, could write poetry and calligraphy and understood the arts of He Huan and Bian Que. He authored Precious Prescriptions, with a preface by Gao Bin.
[Wang Yudao's Huiji Immortal Prescriptions] Not seen.
According to the Fenshui County Gazetteer: Wang Yudao, courtesy name Bingyan, was known for filially serving his stepmother. He studied hard since childhood and mastered the civil service exams by adulthood, as well as classics and history. City dwellers expected great things from him. Falling ill in middle age, he devoted himself to the teachings of Qi Bo and Huang Di. He authored Huiji Immortal Prescriptions and other works, praised far and wide like Chang Sang Jun. He trained villagers to resist miners' rebels and earned high merit. Magistrate Li Shen respected him greatly. Censor He Chunquan wanted to recommend him as talent, but illness prevented it. Former Magistrate Cai included him first in the Biographies of Fenshui Sages.
[Wang Fuhu's Trial Effectiveness Integration] Not seen.
According to the Xiuning County Gazetteer: Wang Fuhu, courtesy name Tianxiang, was from west of the city. He learned Confucianism in youth, switched to medicine, and studied under Wang Ji from Qimen. He traveled to Suzhou and Jingkou to visit masters, becoming proficient in medicine. Following Li Dongyuan, he focused on supporting vital qi, calling himself Peiyuan Yi. He practiced for over 40 years, saving many. He was charitable, built pavilions for travelers, and repaired temples using drug profits. He authored Trial Effectiveness Integration and other medical books, which circulated.
[Hu Shangli's Medical Cases] Not seen.
Note: The above appears in the Yizhen County Gazetteer.
[Sun Dun's Trial Effectiveness Integration Book] Not seen.
According to the Qiantang County Gazetteer: Sun Dun, courtesy name Gongrui, received an anti-aging prescription from an unusual person. At 90, he looked youthful, and his medical skills amazed the country. He authored Trial Effectiveness Integration Book. His pulse diagnosis and medication matched the ancients. Huangfu Tai was his contemporary, and they were called Sun-Huang.
[Wang Junsang's Convenient Medicine] Volume 2 (Zhang Shoukong edition Volume 4) Extant.
Author's Preface: I traveled to the capital and obtained this collection. Its prescriptions are concise and effective upon testing. I added subsequent entries and revised them. I prepared medicinal materials, and regardless of disease duration, following the dosage yielded miraculous results. Later, I served in Shanxi and again in Guan-Shaanxi. My attendants numbered in the tens. Over time, gathering firewood became difficult. Although regulations in relay stations were strict, preventing outside doctors from entering, I relied on this collection to help. Doctors were not troubled, and medicines were sufficient. Prescriptions were not complex but covered uses. I named it Convenient Medicine. After finishing duties, I wanted to share it with my attendants who requested it earnestly, but lacked funds for printing. The governor suggested using existing waste plates to print it. Double Ninth Day, Ji Si year of Longqing, inspected by Wang Jun, Censor Patrol of Shaanxi.
According to the Preface by Wu Xiu in Ren Yin year of Wanli: Recorded by Shen Zhuting and Yu Ling of Zhenze. Suzhou Prefecture Gazetteer says: Shen Yu Ling, pseudonym Zhuting, was from Wujiang. He was skilled in medicine, determining life and death. His book circulated. However, Xu Yingdeng's preface states this was compiled by Censor Wang while inspecting Qin, indicating it originated from Junshang.
[Wu Xiu's Supplement to Convenient Medicine Continuation] Volume 4 (Zhang Shoukong edition Volume 6) Extant.
Author's Preface (Summary): My family used the Convenient Medicine Collection, obtained from Mr. Zhuting. Thirty years have passed, and requests still come. Wulin printed two editions, claiming they were imperial versions. Later, an edition from Juzhong appeared, with supplements by Zhu Jichuan and Huang Wenzhou. Both were good doctors, and their collections were reliable. I combined and edited the two books, adding my own tested prescriptions to continue the previous edition. For those unable to obtain medicine or giving it to incompetent doctors, reading this may bring relief.
[Cao Jin's Reliable and Easy Prescriptions] Volume 8 Extant.
Li Yonglu's Preface (Summary): Vice Minister Cao of Yimeng paid attention to the Inner Canon and Ling Shu, and was profound in the classic formulas of Zhang Zhongjing, Hua Tuo, and Zhu Danxi. Since entering officialdom, he traveled through Huaiyang, Qilu, and Kuaiji. Visiting scenic spots, he met Daoist priests and monks, asking for rare single prescriptions and recording them. Over twenty years, his bags filled with thousands of prescriptions. Now having free time, he organized them, classified them by syndrome, removed duplicates and absurd ones, resulting in eight volumes. Similar syndromes are noted within sections, and varied prescriptions are annotated. This is more precise and simple than others. Tested frequently with miraculous results, titled Reliable and Easy Prescriptions. Opening the scroll, categories are distinct, drugs are not confused, and treatment methods are complete. Even in remote villages, people can check prescriptions by syndrome, make drugs, and treat without leaving home, seeing immediate effects. No need to seek other doctors.
Author's Preface (Summary): I heard, "A foot has its shortcomings, an inch has its strengths." Truly said. I suffered from spleen disease in my youth. Calling famous healers, only one in a hundred succeeded. A guest gave me Concha Tridacnitis (Lishi), without diagnosis. After a month or two, my appetite doubled. Thus, sea-side prescriptions for severe diseases are true. I recovered and traveled. Meeting monks and priests, I asked for easy prescriptions, accumulating boxes over years. Treating main diseases, they worked well. In the first year of Longqing, I led an envoy to Yishui, ordering Medical Officer Zheng Luan to collect and classify. "Good prescriptions! Transmitted from sea people, scattered in experts' records." I clarified sources but found them complex. Two years later, I brought them to Qin. Medical Scholar Wang Ding of Jingyang edited and reduced them to eight volumes. Completed just as Vice Minister Li Jianzhai of Shangdang, who had broad benevolent intentions, viewed them and said: "Things have rules. Using a compass to seek circles, if not circular, it is not a square. Using a square to seek squares, if not square, it is not a circle. Reading your prescriptions, they seem like medical rules, not for profit. How does this benefit people's longevity?" I said: "Your intention is truly great and fortunate, aligning with my will." Thus, it was printed and named Reliable and Easy Prescriptions. Ancient texts include Health Preservation, Thousand Gold, Saving People, Emergency, and Easy Prescriptions. This prescription does not kill living things, uses locally suitable items, avoids complex processing, and has many tested miracles. Written by Cao Jin, Right Administrator of Shaanxi, on the Lantern Festival, first month of spring, Geng Wu year of Longqing.
[He Gupu's Medical Secrets] Volume 4 Extant.
Zhang Zhi states: Mr. He Gupu lived in Jinxiangli, north of Yuhang County. Intelligent since childhood, he studied poetry and lived in seclusion, mastering various books, especially medicine. He collected Works on True Cultivation, Secrets for Seeking Heirs, Caotang Poetry Materials, Pearls Collection, and Astrology Keys.
[Zhenxiang Shuz] Not seen.
[Yang Gong's Summary of Medical Prescriptions] Volume 12 Extant.
[Gong Xin's Mirror of Ancient and Modern Medicine] Volume 8 Extant.
Author's Preface: I studied Confucianism in youth. Reading Zhang Zai's Western Inscription, I saw that the weak, disabled, and orphaned are my brothers. Han Yu's Original Way advocates medicine to prevent premature death. I deeply admired their spirit of treating all people as kin and all things as companions. However, only chancellors can assist the emperor in balancing yin and yang and regulating vital qi to save the nation's pulse. I wished to see this personally but felt inadequate. My father started in medicine, coming to Yan-Yu and responding to the Central Plains. I learned the orthodox transmission of medicine, inheriting the heart-mind transmission of Qi Bo, Huang Di, Cang Er, and Yue Rui, and elucidating the secrets of Liu, Zhang, Zhu, and Li. I sincerely visited wandering high scholars who aided medical teaching, discussing with them. Respecting ancient sages and modern masters, I exhausted my spirit, refining my knowledge for years. Examining diseases, I first checked pulses, then identified causes, and adjusted treatments and prescriptions accordingly. Results were consistent. Later, I categorized pulse-disease-treatment formulas, using ancient and modern confirmed theories as keys, occasionally adding my own views, cross-referencing, supplementing omissions, and detailing brevities. Compiled into eight volumes, covering the thirteen medical departments roughly. Named Mirror of Ancient and Modern Medicine. Medicine requires insight; why a mirror? Only an empty mirror reflects completely; only clear medicine misses no disease. This book checks ancient verified cases and modern verified cases, illuminating hidden chronic illnesses like a mirror reflecting beauty and ugliness without bias. Hence, Medical Mirror. This is my naming intent. Draft completed, I dared not keep it secret, so I had it printed for the world. May it help doctors slightly and rescue patients. Though different from governing a state, it can revive the weak and save the premature, echoing Han Yu and Zhang Zai's intentions. I am humble and unskilled in writing, briefly describing the book's creation here. Correcting errors remains for future scholars. Written by Gong Tingxian, junior scholar from Jinxi, at Youshen Hall, auspicious day of the first winter month, Bing Zi year, 4th year of Wanli.
Jinxi County Gazetteer states: Gong Xin was from Xiadu Lisili. He served in the Imperial Hospital. He authored Mirror of Ancient and Modern Medicine and Yunlin Medical Bow. His son Tingxian authored Reviving Ten Thousand Diseases.
[Zhou Li's Ladder to the Medical Sage] Volume 10 Extant.
Author's Preface: Medicine is the art of benevolence. Its principles are profound, understandable only by Confucians. Since Huang Di and Qi Bo opened the source, He Huan and Bian Que expanded the flow, and Zhang, Wang, Zhu, and Li stirred the waves, and