医家论议。层出不穷。此是彼非。终无一定。要之时有升降。地有南北。非可执一论也。
昔
志
之
之
则惟外治之法。庶可以救服食之穷。其法治之而效。固无论矣。即或不效。究与服食者有间
。钱塘吴先生(师机)所着理钥骈文。专论外治。为医家别开生面。其文洋洋洒洒八千余言。
细密工整。固已无微不格。然中人以下。或有未知。(淦)不揣愚陋。师其意不尚其文。采辑
各方。略分门类。名之日寿世初编。刊以行世。所愿宏开寿域。各臻期颐。使世无不可外治
之症。而见不必服药之功效。其所益不已多乎。
时光绪三年丁丑余月之吉海宁邹存淦俪笙氏自识。
一是编所辑诸方。无一杜撰。皆从前人医书杂着中采录。因辗转引用。非由原书。故概
不注
一是编所采。皆系外治。凡是服食之方。理宜删节。然内中间有兼须饮灌者。亦未便顾
此失
一近人立方。每以人参为滋补要药。殊不知价重兼金。有力者固视若恒品。无力之家。
即参
恐有
一年高之人阅历既多。性情自异。每遇疾痛。往往执不药中医之说。置之不理。使外治
得行
一小儿肠胃柔脆。攻伐之剂。本难轻投。及知识渐开。又皆畏于药味。十九未能下咽。
外治
一痘 为幼科切要。诸家多不经意。且有毒劣之方。用以施治。令其暗损真元。显促年
寿
一外治莫多于疮疡。是编虽注意内科。而所选无多。外科居十之六。(后复删去其一二)
其疔
一通都大邑。名医麇集之区。有疾延医服药甚便。即有良方。每每弃而不视。然亦有无
力延
伺候
一穷乡僻壤。医家鲜少。每遇疾病。常自隐忍。即或宣露于人。其症候或难识别。服食
之方
一古方所称 咀者。称毕细切也。方寸七者。正方一寸。散子以不落为度。刀圭者。如
梧桐
一转辗传抄。不无承讹袭谬之病。(予)本不知医。未敢僭改。故于录成之日。乞新安胡
君谦
出邮
一是编限于刊资。搜辑无多。凡诸症候。或有未备。倘行之有效。自当广为劝募。再以
二编呈教。
医家们的议论，层出不穷。这里说是正确的，那里说是不对的，始终没有一定的标准。总之，时代有盛衰变化，地域有南北差异，不能固执地用一种观点来论断。
过去记载的医学方法中，只有外治法，或许可以补救内服药物（服食）的局限。如果采用这种方法治疗有效，那自然不必多说；即使没有效果，终究与服用药物有所区别。钱塘吴师机先生所著的《理钥骈文》，专门论述外治法，为医家开辟了新的局面。他的文章洋洋洒洒八千多字，细致严密工整，已经做到了无微不至。然而中等资质以下的人，或许还不太了解。（我）邹存淦不自量力，学习他的意旨而不崇尚其华丽的辞藻，采集编辑各种方剂，大致分为门类，命名为《寿世初编》，刊印以流行于世。希望借此宏开长寿的境界，使人们都能达到百岁高龄，使得世上没有不可用外治法的病症，而见到不必服药就能见效的功效，这带来的益处不是很多吗？
时光绪三年丁丑年闰月吉日，海宁人邹存淦（字俪笙）自识。
一是本书所辑录的各种方剂，没有一个是凭空捏造的，都是从前人的医书杂著中采集收录的。因为辗转引用，并非直接来自原书，所以一概不注明出处。
二是本书所采用的，都是外治法。凡是内服药物的方子，按理应该删节。然而其中间或有兼需灌服饮剂的，也不便顾此失彼。
三是近人制定方剂，常常把人参当作滋补的重要药物。殊不知人参价格昂贵，相当于双倍的黄金。有力气（有钱）的人固然把它看作平常物品，无力气（贫穷）的人家，即便想使用也恐怕难以承担。
四是年高之人阅历既多，性情自然不同。每当遇到疾病痛苦，往往坚持“不吃药”的中医疗法（指中医主张的某些情况下不急于用药的观点），置之不理，使得外治法得以施行。
五是小儿肠胃柔嫩脆弱，攻伐性质的药剂，本来很难轻易投用。等到孩子知识渐开，又都畏惧药味，绝大多数不能咽下。外治法……（此处原文截断，意为外治法适合小儿）。
六是痘症是儿科的关键要点，各家大多不在意。而且有毒劣的方子用来施治，使其暗中损伤真元，显见地缩短寿命。
七是外治法中没有比疮疡更多的了。本书虽然注重内科，但所选方剂不多，外科占十分之六。（后来又删去了一两个）。那些疔疮……（此处原文截断）。
八是通都大邑，名医聚集的地区，有病延请医生、服用药物非常方便。即使有好的方子，往往被抛弃不看。然而也有无力延请医生……（此处原文截断，意为只能依靠自己或简单治疗）。伺候……（此处原文截断）。
九是穷乡僻壤，医生很少。每当遇到疾病，常常自我隐忍。即使或者向别人显露病情，其症状或许难以识别，内服药物……（此处原文截断，意为内服药物难以获取或辨识）。
十是古方中所称的“咀”，是指咬碎切细的意思。“方寸匕”是指正方一寸，散剂以不落为度。“刀圭”者，如同梧桐子大小……（此处原文截断，解释古代量器）。
十一是辗转传抄，不免有承袭错误和谬误的毛病。（我）本来不懂医术，不敢擅自修改，所以在录成之日，乞求新安胡君谦……（此处原文截断，意为请人校对）。出邮……（此处原文截断，意为寄出出版）。
十二是本书受限于刊刻资金，搜集编辑的不多。凡各种症状，或许有未完备之处。倘若施行有效，自然应当广泛劝募，再以第二编呈请教正。
The discussions among medical practitioners emerge endlessly. What one considers correct, another deems incorrect, resulting in no fixed standard. In essence, times fluctuate between prosperity and decline, and regions differ between north and south; thus, one cannot adhere to a single viewpoint for judgment.
Historically recorded medical methods suggest that external treatment (Wàizhì) might compensate for the limitations of internal administration of medicine (Fúshí). If this method proves effective, there is nothing more to say; even if it fails, it remains distinct from the risks associated with ingesting drugs. Mr. Wu Shiji from Qiantang, in his work *Li Yue Pian Wen* (Couplet Prose on Reasoning Keys), specifically discusses external treatments, opening a new path for medical practitioners. His essay spans over eight thousand characters, meticulously structured and thorough, leaving no detail unexamined. However, those of average aptitude may not fully understand it. I, Zou Cungan, presumptuously learning from his intent rather than his literary style, have collected and edited various prescriptions, roughly categorized by type, naming it *Shoushi Chubian* (Initial Compilation for Longevity). It is printed for circulation, hoping to broaden the realm of longevity so that all may reach a hundred years of age, ensuring that no condition exists which cannot be treated externally, thereby demonstrating efficacy without the necessity of oral medication. Would this not bring immense benefit?
Dated auspiciously in the leap month of Dingchou, the third year of the Guangxu reign, self-recorded by Zou Cungan (courtesy name Lisheng) of Haining.
1. All prescriptions compiled in this volume are not fabricated but extracted from previous medical books and miscellaneous writings. Due to indirect citation rather than direct reference to original texts, sources are generally not cited.
2. The methods adopted herein are exclusively external treatments. Prescriptions intended for internal ingestion should theoretically be omitted. However, cases involving adjunctive oral administration are retained to avoid neglecting necessary aspects.
3. Recent practitioners often regard Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen) as a crucial tonic. Yet, its price is exorbitant. While the wealthy treat it as a common commodity, the poor find it unaffordable.
4. Elderly individuals, having extensive life experience, possess distinct temperaments. When afflicted by disease, they often adhere to the TCM principle of avoiding unnecessary medication, ignoring conventional treatments, thereby allowing external therapies to take precedence.
5. Children have delicate gastrointestinal systems, making harsh purgative or attacking agents difficult to administer safely. As children grow older and gain awareness, they fear medicinal tastes, rarely swallowing them. External treatments... [text cuts off, implying suitability for pediatrics].
6. Smallpox (Dou) is critical in pediatrics, yet often overlooked by various schools. Moreover, toxic and inferior prescriptions used for treatment may secretly damage vital essence (Zhenyuan) and visibly shorten lifespan.
7. Among external treatments, sores and ulcers (Chuangyang) are most prevalent. Although this book focuses on internal medicine, selected prescriptions are few, with surgical cases comprising sixty percent. [Later, one or two were deleted]. Those treating carbuncles... [text cuts off].
8. In major cities and metropolises, where famous doctors gather, seeking medical advice and taking medicine is convenient. Even good prescriptions may be ignored. However, there are also those unable to hire doctors... [text cuts off], waiting... [text cuts off].
9. In remote villages, medical practitioners are scarce. Diseases are often endured in silence. Even when symptoms are revealed, they may be hard to identify, and internal prescriptions... [text cuts off].
10. Ancient texts refer to "Ju" (Jǔ) as biting and chopping herbs into fine pieces. "Fangcunbi" refers to a square inch measure, where powder should not fall out. "Daogui" refers to a measure like a paulownia seed... [text cuts off, explaining ancient measuring tools].
11. Transcription errors inevitably occur through copying. Being unfamiliar with medicine, I dare not alter content arbitrarily. Upon completion, I requested Mr. Hu Qian of Xin'an... [text cuts off] to review before publication.
12. Limited by printing costs, the collection is modest. Symptoms covered may be incomplete. If proven effective, further fundraising will be undertaken to present a Second Edition for correction.