常州宜兴人，初仕陈，为新蔡王外兵参军。时柳太后感风，不能言，脉益沉而禁。胤宗曰∶
口不下药，宜以汤药蒸，令药气入腠，周时可瘥。遂制黄 防风汤数十斛，置于床下，气如烟雾。
如其言，便得语。拜义兴太守，或劝其着言贻后世者。答曰∶医特意耳，思虑精则得之。脉之候
幽而难明，吾意所解，口莫能宣也。古之上医，要在视脉，病乃可识。病与药值，惟用一物攻之，
气纯而愈速。今之人，不善为脉，以情度病，多其物以幸其功，譬猎不知兔，广络原野，冀一人
获之，术亦疏矣。一药偶得他味相制，不能专力，此难愈之验也。脉之妙处不可传，虚着方剂，
终无益于世。此吾所以不着书也。
不知何郡人，洞明《素问》，极究微奥，时太仆令王冰识其为异人，乃师事之，遂以妙旨授冰，
冰由是大注《素问》，今行世。
不知何郡人，为唐高宗时太医侍御。
汝州人，举进士，垂拱初，累迁凤阁舍人，少好医方，惟以济人为事。撰补《养生必效方》
行世。并出《唐书》。
号通真子，精医，撰有《通真子脉诀》，行于世。
以医鸣唐，注本草药性为有功。
字怀英，太原人，好医方，尤妙针术。为唐名臣，位极宰相。显庆中应制入关，路逢富室，
有小儿鼻端生赘如拳，缀鼻，根如箸，痛楚危急。公为脑后下针，疣赘应手而落。父母辇千缣酬
奉，公罔顾而去。
常州宜兴人，起初在陈朝做官，担任新蔡王的外兵参军。当时柳太后患风邪之病，不能说话，脉象更加沉伏且身体拘急痉挛。姚僧垣说：“口不能服药，适宜用汤药蒸汽熏蒸，让药气进入腠理（皮肤纹理与肌肉间隙），大约一个时辰就可以痊愈。”于是配制黄耆防风汤几十斛，放置在床下，药气像烟雾一样弥漫。按照他的说法，太后果然能说话了。朝廷授予他义兴太守的官职，有人劝他著书留给后世。他回答说：“医学只是技艺罢了，思虑精专就能掌握它。脉象的征候幽深难以明了，我心中所理解的，口中无法表达出来。古代的上等医生，关键在于诊察脉象，病情才可以识别。病症与药物相契合，只用一味药来攻治，药气纯正而痊愈迅速。现在的人，不善于诊脉，凭主观臆测病情，多用多种药物来侥幸求取功效，这就像打猎不知道兔子在哪里，却广泛地张网覆盖原野，希望捕获一只兔子，技术也太疏漏了。一味药如果偶然与其他味道相制约，就不能专一发力，这是难以痊愈的验证。脉诊的妙处不可传授，虚泛地记载方剂，最终对世道没有益处。这就是我所以不著书的原因。”
不知是哪个郡的人，精通《黄帝内经·素问》，深入探究其中的微妙奥义，当时的太仆令王冰认识到他是奇特之人，便拜他为师侍奉他，于是将精妙的旨意传授给王冰，王冰因此大大注释了《素问》，如今流传于世。
不知是哪个郡的人，担任唐高宗时期的太医侍御。
汝州人，考中进士，垂拱初年，多次升迁至凤阁舍人，年少时喜好医方，只把救济他人作为事务。撰写补编《养生必效方》流传于世。事迹出自《唐书》。
号通真子，精通医学，撰有《通真子脉诀》，流传于世。
以医术闻名于唐代，对本草药性的注释颇有功劳。
字怀英，太原人，喜好医方，尤其擅长针灸技术。是唐代的著名大臣，官位达到宰相。显庆年间应诏入关，路上遇到富贵人家，有个小儿鼻端长出赘生物如拳头大小，悬挂在鼻子上，根部像筷子粗细，疼痛危急。他在脑后下方施针，疣赘应手而落。父母用车拉着一千匹绢帛酬谢供奉，他不顾而去。
A native of Yixing, Changzhou, he initially served in the Chen dynasty as an External Military Adjutant to Prince Xincai. At that time, Empress Dowager Liu suffered from wind-pathogen disease and could not speak; her pulse became increasingly deep and she experienced spasms and rigidity. Yao Sengyuan said: "Since oral administration of medicine is impossible, it is suitable to fumigate with decoction steam, allowing the medicinal qi to penetrate the cou-li (skin texture and muscle interstices). Recovery can be expected within approximately one shichen (two hours)." He then prepared several hundred hu of Huangqi Fangfeng Tang (Astragalus and Saposhnikovia Decoction), placing it under the bed, with the medicinal vapor resembling smoke. Following his advice, the Empress Dowager was able to speak again. He was appointed Grand Administrator of Yixing. Some advised him to write a book for posterity. He replied: "Medicine is merely a skill; mastery comes from focused contemplation. The manifestations of the pulse are profound and difficult to clarify. What I understand in my mind, I cannot express in words. Ancient superior physicians relied primarily on pulse diagnosis to identify diseases. When the pathology matches the medication, using a single herb to attack the disease ensures pure medicinal action and faster recovery. Modern people are not skilled in pulse diagnosis; they speculate about diseases based on subjective impressions and use multiple herbs to seek success by chance. This is like hunting without knowing where the rabbit is, yet spreading nets widely across the plains, hoping to catch one rabbit; the technique is too crude. If a single herb is inadvertently counteracted by other flavors, it cannot exert its force exclusively, which is evidence of difficulty in curing. The subtleties of pulse diagnosis cannot be transmitted; vainly recording prescriptions ultimately benefits no one. This is why I do not write books."
Unknown which commandery he was from, he had a thorough understanding of the *Suwen* (Basic Questions) of the *Huangdi Neijing* (Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon) and thoroughly investigated its subtle profundities. Wang Bing, the Lingling of the Taipu Bureau at that time, recognized him as an extraordinary person and took him as a teacher, thereby receiving his profound teachings. Consequently, Wang Bing produced a major commentary on the *Suwen*, which is now circulated in the world.
Unknown which commandery he was from, he served as Taiyi Shiyu (Imperial Physician Attendant) during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang.
A native of Ruzhou, he passed the jinshi examination. In the early Chuigong era, he was repeatedly promoted to Fengge Sheren (Secretariat Drafter). From a young age, he favored medical formulas and dedicated himself to helping others. He compiled and published *Busheng Yangsheng Bixiao Fang* (Supplement to Effective Formulas for Health Preservation). His biography appears in the *Book of Tang*.
With the pseudonym Tongzhenzi, he was proficient in medicine and authored *Tongzhenzi Maijue* (Pulse Rhymes of Master Tongzhen), which was circulated in the world.
He was renowned for his medical skills in the Tang dynasty and made significant contributions through his annotations on materia medica properties.
Courtesy name Huaiying, a native of Taiyuan, he favored medical formulas and was particularly adept at acupuncture techniques. He was a famous minister of the Tang dynasty, reaching the position of Chancellor. During the Xianqing era, responding to an imperial summons, he entered Guanzhong. On the road, he encountered a wealthy family whose child had a pedunculated growth on the tip of the nose, resembling a fist, hanging from the nose, with a root as thick as a chopstick, causing severe pain and urgency. He inserted a needle below the back of the head, and the wart fell off immediately upon manipulation. The parents offered a thousand bolts of silk as remuneration, but he disregarded it and left.