医之道奚起乎？造物以正气生人，而不能无夭札疫疠之患，故复假诸物性之相辅相制者，以为补救；而
寄权于医，夭可使寿，弱可使强，病可使痊，困可使起，医实代天生人，参其功而平其憾者也。溯自农皇肇
起，辨草木以着药性；轩岐继作，明阴阳以着《内经》，至汉末，笃生张仲景先师，上承农、轩之理，
着卒病、杂病两论，率皆倡明正学，以垂医统。仲师既没，而经论之道遂失其传，舛谬纷纭，靡所止极，
甚且家自为书、人自为学，世之所以赖有医者，反不若无医之为愈。每为旷览，窃尝病之。我士宗夫子，性
灵独异，学识超群，注释经论，既已述大道而正其传，暇日簇弟子，往复论难，提命之下，及门手录，
颜曰《医学真传》。其间阴阳、血气、脏腑、经络，与夫五运六气之理，凡前圣所孕含未剖者，阐着靡遗，
而诸书所表章未备者，迄无余蕴，洵足补救斯人而为功于造物，其所系岂浅鲜哉！嗣等汇集成帙，摘其要者，梓以问世，
使皆知医之传有其真，而学以不伪，是诚我夫子扶挽斯道之志也夫！时
康熙己卯之春钱塘王嘉嗣子佳敬题
粤自苍昊好生，轩岐应运，而吐辞立说，皆为福民寿世之符，送难设奇，罔非起病回 之术。自兹以
还，作者代有，如淳于意、张仲景，以及丹溪、东垣诸君子，靡不饮流池上、洞腑垣中，其定方用药，靡不
曲曲中 ，诚渡世之慈航，济时之宝筏也。自正学失传，医宗罔据，而阴阳虚实，每以臆猜，表里炎凉，
鲜从脉究，譬之南辕北辙，却行求前，冀其有济，盖亦难矣。吾杭高士宗先生《医学真传》一书，潜搜默会，
剔隐钩微，意宗前哲，而言其所未言，说本先民，而发其所未发，辨之于疑似，而无毫厘千里之差，晰之于微
茫，而有一举百当之妙，固已入堂跻奥，而非稍窥藩阃者，所可望其肩项也。余雅不攻医，客岁缘弱
息患疹，本属轻证，可调和立愈。延请儿科数人，皆称时彦，始则太用攻发，致起痰喘，继又过投寒凉，
禁止饮食，遂致不起。及读《真传》言疹一段，而始叹弱息之死，攻发使之，寒凉速之也。况疹非痘比，治
之匪难，而犹见惑于
临证，固是知肌表荣卫之中、脏腑经络之内，其难治有十倍于疹者，能保其百无一失也乎？噫！医之误人，
非特余实被之，世之未读是书，而愦愦焉以人命为尝试者，真实繁有徒也。因将是书谨为重梓，俾远近播传，
庶几藉是以上窥淳于、仲景诸公之旨，则此书固医学之指南云！时
康熙岁次庚寅仲春月钱塘姚远圣功氏识
医道起源于何处？造物主赋予人正气以生存，但不能避免夭折、疫病等灾患，因此又借助万物性质的相互辅助与制约，作为补救措施；并将权柄寄托于医生，使夭折者可长寿，虚弱者可强壮，患病者可痊愈，困顿者可复苏，医生实际上是代天行化育之功，参赞天地造化并弥补其缺憾的人。追溯自神农氏开创基业，辨别草木以确立药性；黄帝与岐伯相继著述，阐明阴阳以创立《内经》，到了汉代末年，诞生了张仲景先师，他上承神农、黄帝的理论，撰写了《伤寒卒病论》和《金匮要略》（杂病论），都倡导弘扬正统医学，以传承医道统绪。仲景去世后，经典理论的传承于是失传，谬误纷繁复杂，没有止境，甚至各家各自为书、各人为学，世间之所以依赖有医生，反而不如没有医生更好。我常常广泛阅览古籍，私下对此感到忧虑。我的老师士宗先生，灵性独特，学识超群，注释经典论述，已经阐述了大道并纠正了其传承中的偏差，闲暇时聚集弟子，反复辩论疑难，在教导之下，门生们亲手记录，命名为《医学真传》。其中关于阴阳、血气、脏腑、经络，以及五运六气的理论，凡是前代圣贤所蕴含而未剖析清楚的，都详尽阐发无遗，而各种书籍中所表彰但未完备的，也穷尽了深意，确实足以补救世人并为造物主立功，其所关系的重要性难道浅显吗！我们将其汇编成册，摘录其中要点，刻印问世，使大家都知道医道的传承有其真谛，从而学习不致虚伪，这诚然是我老师扶挽医道的心志啊！时间：康熙己卯年春，钱塘王嘉嗣子佳敬题写
自从苍天好生，黄帝岐伯顺应天命，他们所说的话语和建立的学说，都是造福百姓、延寿世人的凭证，应对疑难、设出奇法，无不具有起死回生的技术。从此以后，作者代代都有，如淳于意、张仲景，以及朱丹溪、李东垣诸位君子，无不深入探究流源、洞察脏腑奥秘，他们制定方剂用药，无不曲折中肯，确实是渡世的慈航，济时的宝筏。自从正统医学失传，医家没有依据，对于阴阳虚实，常常凭臆测判断，对于表里寒热，很少从脉象探究，这就好比车向南辕却想向北走，倒退着走路却想前进，希望有所成就，大概也很难了。我们杭州高士宗先生的《医学真传》一书，暗中搜集默会，剔除隐晦钩取精微，意图尊崇前代哲人，说出前人未说出的话，学说基于先民，发挥前人未发挥的内容，在疑似之处加以辨析，而没有毫厘千里的差错，在细微模糊之处加以清晰，具有一举百当的妙处，已经进入堂奥深处，而不是稍窥门径的人所能望其项背的。我向来不研究医学，去年因为小儿子患麻疹，本属轻证，可以调和立即痊愈。邀请了几位儿科医生，都称为当时名流，起初则过度使用攻伐发散之法，导致引发痰喘，后来又过度投用寒凉药物，禁止饮食，最终导致死亡。等到阅读《真传》中关于麻疹的一段论述，才开始感叹小儿子的死，是攻伐发散造成的，寒凉加速了他的死亡。况且麻疹不同于痘疮，治疗并不难，然而还在临证时被迷惑，由此可知肌表营卫之中、脏腑经络之内，那些难治的病有十倍于麻疹的，能保证其百无一失吗？唉！医生误人性命，不仅我亲身遭受，世上那些没读过这本书，糊涂地拿人命做尝试的人，确实有很多啊。因此将这本书郑重地重新刻印，使远近传播，或许借此得以向上窥探淳于意、张仲景诸位公侯的宗旨，那么这本书确实是医学的指南啊！时间：康熙岁次庚寅年仲春月，钱塘姚远圣功氏识记
What is the origin of the medical way? The Creator endows humans with Zhengqi (Vital Qi, 正气) for survival, but cannot prevent disasters such as premature death and epidemics. Therefore, it utilizes the mutual assistance and constraint of the properties of all things as a remedy; and entrusts authority to physicians, so that those destined for early death may live long, the weak may become strong, the sick may recover, and the distressed may rise again. Physicians are indeed acting on behalf of Heaven to nurture life, participating in the work of creation and balancing its regrets. Tracing back to Shennong (Divine Farmer), who initiated the practice by distinguishing herbs to establish their properties; followed by Huangdi (Yellow Emperor) and Qibo, who clarified Yin and Yang to compose the *Neijing* (Inner Canon). By the late Han Dynasty, Master Zhang Zhongjing was born. He inherited the theories of Shennong and Huangdi, composing the *Shanghan Lun* (Treatise on Cold Damage) and *Jingui Yaolue* (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet, referring to miscellaneous diseases). Both works advocated and elucidated orthodox learning to pass down the lineage of medicine. After Master Zhongjing passed away, the transmission of canonical theories was lost. Errors became numerous and chaotic without limit. Some even established their own books and schools of thought independently. Consequently, the world's reliance on physicians proved less beneficial than having no physicians at all. I often read extensively and privately lamented this state. My teacher, Mr. Shizong (Gao Bingjun), possessed unique spiritual insight and outstanding scholarship. Having annotated the classics to clarify the Great Way and correct its transmission, he gathered disciples in his leisure time for reciprocal debate. Under his instruction, students recorded these teachings by hand, titling the collection *Yixue Zhenzhuan* (True Transmission of Medicine). Within it, theories regarding Yin-Yang, Blood and Qi, Zang-Fu organs, and Meridians, as well as the principles of Five Movements and Six Qi, were exhaustively elucidated—everything previously contained but unanalyzed by sages, and everything insufficiently covered in other texts. This truly serves to benefit humanity and merit the Creator; how significant can its impact be? We compiled this into volumes, extracted the essentials, and had them printed for publication, so that everyone knows the true transmission of medicine exists, ensuring study is not false. This is indeed my teacher’s ambition to uphold this path! Dated Spring of Ji-Mao Year, Kangxi Era, inscribed by Wang Jiasi, son of Wang Jia, from Qiantang.
Since ancient times, when Heaven cherished life and Huangdi and Qibo responded to destiny, their words and theories served as tokens to bless people and prolong life. Addressing difficulties and devising wonders, every technique aimed at reviving the dying. Since then, authors have appeared generation after generation, such as Chunyu Yi, Zhang Zhongjing, Zhu Danxi, and Li Dongyuan. None failed to trace the sources and penetrate the depths of the viscera. Their prescription and medication were always apt and precise, serving as a compassionate boat crossing the sea of suffering and a precious raft saving the times. However, since the orthodox teaching was lost and medical lineage lacked foundation, judgments on Yin-Yang and Deficiency-Excess were often based on speculation, and investigations into Exterior-Interior and Cold-Heat rarely stemmed from pulse diagnosis. This is like driving south while wanting to go north, or walking backward while seeking to advance; hoping for success is indeed difficult. Mr. Gao Shizong’s book *Yixue Zhenzhuan* from our Hangzhou deeply searched and silently comprehended, eliminating obscurities and extracting subtleties. Its intent honors former sages, speaking what they did not say, and its theory bases on ancestors, developing what they did not reveal. It distinguishes between doubtful and similar conditions without minute errors, clarifies the obscure with comprehensive accuracy. It has entered the inner chambers of profound knowledge, far beyond the reach of those who merely glimpse the fence. I myself did not specialize in medicine. Last year, my young son suffered from measles, which was a mild condition curable by harmonization. Several pediatricians, renowned at the time, were invited. Initially, they used excessive attacking and dispersing methods, causing phlegm and wheezing. Subsequently, they over-administered cold-natured medicines and prohibited food intake, leading to his death. Only upon reading the section on measles in *Zhenzhuan* did I sigh, realizing that the attacking/dispersing methods caused the illness, and the cold medicines hastened death. Moreover, measles differs from smallpox; treating it is not difficult. Yet, confusion persisted during clinical practice. Thus, I know that within the muscle-surface Ying-Wei (Nutritive and Defensive Qi) and inside the Zang-Fu and meridians, there are diseases ten times harder to treat than measles. Can one guarantee being error-free in one hundred cases? Alas! Medical errors harming people are not only experienced by me personally. In the world, many ignorant individuals treat human lives as experiments without reading this book. Therefore, I solemnly reprinted this book to spread it widely, hoping thereby to look up to the intentions of Chunyu Yi, Zhang Zhongjing, and others. Thus, this book is indeed the compass of medicine! Dated Mid-Spring Month of Geng-Yin Year, Kangxi Era, inscribed by Yao Yuanshenggong from Qiantang.