此集验方五卷，南宋·洪文安所手辑。文安名遵字景严，皓之仲子，以博学鸿词中选，
起家为秘书省正字，孝宗朝，官至资政殿学士。方遵登制科时，高宗因皓远使，推恩即命遵
入馆。词科中选即入馆，盖自遵始，非故事也。宋祖宗之朝，君相以爱民为务，官设惠济局
，以医药旋舍贫人，故士大夫亦多留心方书。如世所传《苏沈良方》，许学士《本事方》之
类，盖一时风尚使然。夫古人立方各有深义，今世庸医不知其理，妄行增损，遂有学医人费
之诮。忆孙渊如先生有言∶今世外科每奏奇功，而内科不能者，外科用古方，而内科不用古
方之故也。余往日刻新安程氏《易简方论》一书，亦欲世人稍知古方本义，今复翁此书之刻
，殆与余有同心也夫。
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《洪氏集验方》，惟延令季氏书目有之，知宋版外，绝无流传之本；余故从宋本录副，
今始付雕。其书五卷皆全，无序有目，而目共五叶，其一号、二号、四号，系旧时钞补，兹
以乌丝栏细者别之，此用汲古钞补宋版例也。本书字句间有不同，如“黄牛角鳃”或有作“
腮”者，或云“一枝”，或云“一个”，又“慢火”或作“熳火”。又黄 状如箭竿长二三尺，
头不又者，“又”疑“叉”之误。又洗净寸截，捶破□壁以盐汤润透，□系蠹蚀处，尚有系
旁可审，疑□是“县”字，以意补之。其余版心刻工姓名有蠹蚀去者，空之，无足重轻，不
复补写。以上各条，皆随举一二，以见宋刻原本如是，非涉重刊，而有讹舛脱漏也；大抵方
书之字，大有关系处，在药名、分两、法制诸端，其余异同可勿深论。此书刊成，求序于独
学老人，有札示余云∶昨所言交感丹，愚疑用香附太偏重。因查敝处所藏方书，乃是香附一
个，配茯神四两。尊钞是香附一斤，窃意香附一个，无一斤重之理，恐系抄胥之误，祈再查
原本。此固慎重起见，然余即以此方降气汤、牙药二条证之，一用半斤，一用五两，是降序
用之，原方一斤非误。佞宋之癖如是如是，并附着之，以质诸深于医理者，一正其是非云。
\x嘉庆己卯孟秋吴县黄丕烈叙
《洪氏集验方》共五卷，由南宋时期的洪文安亲自编纂。洪文安名遵，字景严，是洪皓的次子。他因博学鸿词科考试入选，起初担任秘书省正字一职。在孝宗朝，他的官职升至资政殿学士。当洪遵参加制科考试时，宋高宗因为洪皓出使远方（金国），为了推恩赏赐，便命令洪遵进入馆阁任职。通过词科考试即能入馆任职，这大概是从洪遵开始的，并非旧有的惯例。宋朝历代祖先统治时期，君主和宰相以爱护百姓为要务，官府设立惠济局，用医药救助贫苦之人，因此士大夫阶层也多留心于医方书籍。如世间流传的《苏沈良方》、许叔微《本事方》之类，大概是一时的风尚所致。古人制定方剂各有深意，当今平庸的医生不懂其原理，胡乱增减药味，于是招致了“学医人白费功夫”的讥讽。我记得孙渊如先生曾说：如今外科往往能取得奇效，而内科却不能，这是因为外科使用古方，而内科不使用古方的缘故。我过去曾刻印新安程氏的《易简方论》一书，也是希望世人能稍微了解古方的本义，现在再次刊印翁先生的这本书，大概与我有着相同的心意吧。
——吴县石韫玉 序
《洪氏集验方》，只有在延令季氏的书目中才有记载，除了宋版之外，绝对没有流传下来的版本；所以我从宋本中抄录副本，现在才交付雕版印刷。这本书五卷全部完整，没有序言但有目录，目录共有五页。其中一号、二号、四号页面，是以前抄写补全的，这里用较细的乌丝栏来区分它们，这是采用汲古阁钞补宋版的体例。本书的字句间存在不同之处，例如“黄牛角鳃”有的写作“腮”，有的说“一枝”，有的说“一个”，还有“慢火”有的写作“熳火”。另外，黄芩形状像箭竿长二三尺，头部不“又”字的，“又”字怀疑是“叉”字的误写。还有洗净后切成寸段，捶破□壁用盐汤润透，□处是虫蛀侵蚀的地方，尚且可以看到系旁的痕迹，怀疑□是“县”字，凭意思补上它。其余版心刻工姓名有被虫蛀蚀掉的，留空即可，无关紧要，不再补写。以上各条，都是随便列举一二，以说明宋刻原本就是这样，并非涉及重刊而有讹误、错乱、脱漏；大抵医方书中的文字，在药名、分量、炮制方法等方面关系重大，其余异同之处可以不必深究。这本书刊印完成后，我向独学老人求取序言，他写信给我说：昨天所说的交感丹，我怀疑使用香附太重了。于是查阅我处所藏的方书，发现是香附一个，配茯神四两。尊处的抄本是香附一斤，我私下认为香附一个，没有一斤重的道理，恐怕是抄写书吏的错误，请再查原本。这固然是出于慎重的考虑，但我随即以此方中的降气汤、牙药两条来证明，一条用半斤，一条用五两，可见降气汤原方用一斤并非错误。这种崇尚宋版书的癖好真是如此啊，一并记录下来，以此来向精通医理的人请教，以辨明是非。
——嘉庆己卯年孟秋 吴县黄丕烈 叙
The *Hong Shi Ji Yan Fang* (Hong's Collected Verified Prescriptions) consists of five volumes, personally compiled by Hong Wen'an of the Southern Song Dynasty. Wen'an was his courtesy name; his given name was Zun, and his style name was Jingyan. He was the second son of Hao. He was selected through the examination for Broad Learning and Eloquent Writing (Boxue Hongci), initially taking up the post of Corrector in the Secretariat Library (Mishu Sheng Zhengzi). During the reign of Emperor Xiaozong, he rose to the position of Academician of the Zizheng Hall (Zizheng Dian Xueshi). When Zun took the examination for the Imperial Academy (Zike), Emperor Gaozong, owing to the distant mission of Hao (referring to his father Hong Hao's mission to the Jin dynasty), extended imperial favor to his son and ordered Zun to enter the library academies. Entering the library academies immediately upon passing the literary examinations began with Zun and was not an established precedent. In the dynasties since the founding of Song, rulers and ministers prioritized caring for the people. The government established Huiji Bureaus (Huiji Ju) to provide medical treatment and medicine to the poor. Consequently, scholar-officials also paid much attention to medical prescription books. Works such as the widely circulated *Su Shen Liang Fang* (Excellent Prescriptions of Su and Shen) and Xu Xueshi's *Ben Shi Fang* (Prescriptions from Actual Cases) were likely due to the fashion of that time. Ancient physicians formulated prescriptions with profound meanings. Modern mediocre doctors, unaware of these principles, arbitrarily add or subtract ingredients, thereby inviting ridicule that "learning medicine is a waste of effort." I recall Mr. Sun Yuanru stating: "Today, external medicine often achieves miraculous results, while internal medicine does not; this is because external medicine uses ancient prescriptions, whereas internal medicine does not." Previously, I had commissioned the printing of a book titled *Yi Jian Fang Lun* (Discourse on Easy-to-Use Prescriptions) by the Cheng family of Xin'an, hoping that people would slightly understand the original meaning of ancient prescriptions. Now, reprinting Mr. Weng's book seems to share my sentiments.
— Preface by Shi Yunyu of Wu County
The *Hong Shi Ji Yan Fang* appears only in the bibliography of the Ji family of Yanling. Apart from the Song edition, no other copies are known to exist. Therefore, I copied a duplicate from the Song edition and have now entrusted it to woodblock printing. The book comprises five complete volumes. It lacks a preface but contains a table of contents spanning five pages. Items No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 were supplemented by copying in earlier times; here, they are distinguished by finer ruled lines (usi lan), following the example of Jigu Ge's supplementation of Song editions using manuscript copies. There are variations in characters between editions. For instance, "Niu Huang Jiao Sai" (Ox Horn Cheek) is sometimes written as "Sai" (Cheek); some say "Yi Zhi" (One Branch), others "Yi Ge" (One Piece); and "Man Huo" (Slow Fire) is sometimes written as "Man Huo" (Slow Fire). Additionally, Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) resembles an arrow shaft, two to three chi long, with a head that is not "You"; "You" is suspected to be a typo for "Cha" (Forked). After washing and cutting into cun-length pieces, the □ wall is broken by pounding and moistened thoroughly with salt water. The □ character indicates a place eaten by insects; the radical suggests it might be the character "Xian" (County/Hanging), which I have supplemented based on context. Other names of block-cutters in the spine center that were eaten away by insects are left blank, as they are insignificant and will not be supplemented. The above points are merely cited as examples to show that the original Song print is thus, and there are no errors, corruptions, omissions, or losses involved in this republication. Generally, in medical prescription texts, significant differences lie in herb names, dosages, and processing methods; other minor variations need not be discussed in depth. Upon completion of the printing, I requested a preface from the Old Man of Duxue. He wrote to me saying: "Regarding the Jiaogan Dan (Heart-Kidney Intersection Pill) mentioned yesterday, I suspect the dosage of Xiang Fu (Cyperus Rhizome) is too heavy. Checking the medical books in my collection, I found it prescribed as one piece of Xiang Fu paired with four liang of Fushen (Poria with Hostwood). Your copy lists one jin of Xiang Fu. I privately believe that one piece of Xiang Fu cannot weigh one jin; it is likely a scribe's error. Please check the original again." This is certainly out of caution. However, I subsequently verified this using two entries from this formula: Jiangqi Tang (Qi-Descending Decoction) and Ya Yao (Dental Medicine). One uses half a jin, the other five liang. Since Jiangqi Tang uses it, the original prescription of one jin is not erroneous. Such is the obsession with Song editions. I record this together to question those deeply versed in medical theory, to clarify right from wrong.
— Postscript by Huang Pilie of Wu County, Early Autumn of the Jimao Year of the Jiaqing Reign