春秋时人，姓高，名缓。晋景公病，求医于秦伯。秦伯使缓治之。未至，景公梦二竖子，相
谓曰∶缓，良医也，我辈将逃之。一曰∶我居育之上，汝居膏之下，其奈我何？缓至，视公曰∶
疾不可为也，在肓之上，膏
之下，攻之不及，药之不至，不可为也。公曰∶良医。浓礼归之。
春秋时越王钩践之臣，佐越王灭吴，遂退身遨游五湖。有服饵之法，可以度世，并授孔安国
等，皆成地仙，数百岁如童颜。医药济人不取利，所居处不二年，致富，弃其所积，迁徙别居，
逾年而富。人咸称为陶朱公。问聚财之法，惟曰∶种五谷，蓄五 而已。
战国时宋之良医，洞明医道，兼能异术。龙叔子有疾，文挚令背明而立，从后视之曰∶吾见
子之心，方寸之地虚矣。治之遂愈。齐闵五疾，召挚视。谓太子曰∶王疾得怒当愈，愈后杀挚，
奈何？太子曰∶吾当与母共保于王，不杀。挚不解履登王床，王怒叱，疾即瘳。
吴郡人，学道于蜀中。能消灾除病，以药救民，服者立愈，功德感天。周赧王十年，老君遗
节遣使召羲升天。子弟求之，不知踪迹。
战国时汉阳人。常采百草花，水渍之，瓮盛泥封，自正月始，迄九月末，又取瓮埋之百日，
煎丸之。卒死者，以药丸纳口中，水下之，立活。时人称为神仙云。出《外传》。
春秋时期的人，姓高，名缓。晋景公患病，向秦伯求医。秦伯派高缓去治疗。高缓尚未到达，晋景公梦见两个小孩，互相说道：“高缓是位良医，我们恐怕要逃跑了。”其中一个说：“我居住在‘育’的上方，你居住在‘膏’的下方，他能把我们怎么样呢？”高缓到达后，诊视晋景公说：“这病无法治好了，病灶位于肓（心膈之间的部位）之上，膏（心脏下方的脂肪组织）之下，针刺攻之达不到，药力也到不了，所以无法治愈。”晋景公说：“真是位良医啊。”于是以隆重的礼节送他回去。
春秋时期越王勾践的大臣，辅佐越王灭掉吴国后，便退隐遨游于五湖之间。他有服食丹药的方法，可以超脱尘世，并将此法传授给孔安国等人，他们都成为了地仙，活了数百岁而容颜如孩童般年轻。他行医济世不取钱财，所居住的地方不到两年就致富了，但他抛弃了积累的财富，迁徙到别处居住，过了一年又变得富有。人们都称他为陶朱公。问他聚财的方法，他只说：“种植五谷，蓄养五种家畜罢了。”
战国时期宋国的良医，精通医道，兼通奇异法术。龙叔子生病，文挚让他背对光亮站立，从后面观察他说：“我看见你的心，方寸之地已经空虚了。”治疗后龙叔子痊愈。齐闵王患多种疾病，召见文挚诊治。文挚对太子说：“大王的病需要激怒他才能痊愈，痊愈后大王会杀我，怎么办？”太子说：“我将与母亲共同在大王面前担保，不会杀您。”文挚不脱鞋登上齐闵王的床，齐闵王愤怒地叱责他，病随即痊愈。
吴郡人，在蜀中学习道术。能消除灾祸、除去疾病，用药物救治百姓，服用者立即痊愈，功德感动上天。周赧王十年，老君派遣使者持节召羲升天。子弟们寻找他，不知其踪迹。
战国时期汉阳人。经常采集百草花，用水浸泡，装入瓮中并用泥封口，从正月开始，直到九月末，又将瓮埋入地下百日，然后煎煮制成丸药。对于猝死的人，将药丸放入口中，用水送下，立刻复活。当时人称他为神仙。出自《外传》。
A person from the Spring and Autumn period, surnamed Gao, given name Huan. Duke Jing of Jin fell ill and sought medical treatment from Duke Wen of Qin. Duke Wen sent Huan to treat him. Before Huan arrived, Duke Jing dreamed of two little boys who said to each other, "Huan is a good physician; we are likely to flee from him." One said, "I reside above the *Yu* (a term referring to the diaphragm or upper abdomen), and you reside below the *Gao* (fatty tissue around the heart); what can he do to us?" When Huan arrived, he examined the Duke and said, "The disease cannot be cured. It lies above the *Huang* (the area between the heart and diaphragm) and below the *Gao*. Acupuncture cannot reach it, and medicinal herbs cannot penetrate it; therefore, it is incurable." The Duke said, "He is indeed a good physician." He then sent him away with great honor.
A minister of King Goujian of Yue during the Spring and Autumn period, he assisted the king in destroying Wu, after which he retired to wander among the Five Lakes. He possessed methods of taking elixirs to transcend the mortal world and taught them to Kong Anguo and others, all of whom became Earthly Immortals, living for hundreds of years while retaining youthful complexions. He practiced medicine to help people without seeking profit. Within less than two years of residing in one place, he accumulated wealth, but he abandoned his savings and moved to another location, becoming wealthy again within a year. People commonly referred to him as Tao Zhu Gong. When asked about his method of accumulating wealth, he only said, "Plant the five grains and raise the five domestic animals."
A skilled physician from the State of Song during the Warring States period, he had profound understanding of medical principles and also mastered extraordinary arts. Long Shuzi was ill; Wen Zhi instructed him to stand with his back to the light and observed him from behind, saying, "I see that your heart, the square-inch space, is empty." After treatment, he recovered. King Min of Qi suffered from multiple ailments and summoned Zhi for diagnosis. Zhi told the Crown Prince, "The King's illness will heal only if he is angered. After he recovers, he will kill me. What should I do?" The Crown Prince said, "I will protect you together with my mother before the King; you will not be killed." Zhi climbed onto the King's bed without removing his shoes. The King angrily scolded him, and the illness immediately healed.
A native of Wu Commandery who studied Daoist arts in Shu. He could eliminate disasters and cure diseases, saving the people with medicine; those who took it recovered immediately. His merit moved Heaven. In the tenth year of King Nan of Zhou, Laozi sent an envoy with a tally to summon Xi to ascend to heaven. His disciples searched for him but could not find any trace.
A native of Hanyang during the Warring States period. He often collected flowers from various herbs, soaked them in water, stored them in jars sealed with mud, starting from the first month until the end of the ninth month. Then, he buried the jars underground for one hundred days, and finally decocted them to make pills. For those who died suddenly, he placed a pill in their mouth and washed it down with water, and they would revive immediately. People of the time called him an immortal. This comes from the *Wai Zhuan* (External Biography).