天地之大德曰生，吾人体天地之心以为心，而知大德在生，则操救生之术，而传救生之方，此先辈《大
生要旨》及《达生编》等书，所由刻以行世也。令春亭王君好生是念，乃复悉心搜采，加意鉴别，收集产科、
儿科历试历验诸良方，捐资付手民镂板，以广集传，而问序于余，余自幼简陋，于歧黄家言未得一二，何足
以序是编。第观是编先之以论辨，总之以方药分为六卷，都为一集。朗若列眉，炳如燃炬。以视先辈所己刻诸
书，尤为易于检阅，而无方不备。然则是书成。凡夫通都大邑，以逮穷乡僻壤，家置一篇，以备览观，非特有
益于平时，即至猝遘危症，不及延医，获是方而治之，吾知奏效如神，其即以是编为救生之宝筏焉。可王
君宏此善愿，是能以天地好生之心为心，而尤余所乐与有成也，故不揣谫陋而为之序。
光绪二十二年乙未岁小春月甬上郭谦益序于孝廉堂之东舍
是编发明节欲，广嗣、保胎、保产之理，广搜博采，均属先哲名言，有可考据，反复辨论，惟愿同登仁寿。
妇科诸症与方脉无异，惟经、带、崩漏、胎产不同，兹采数证精义，折衷群书，萃而集之，其间取要删
繁，惟期简易明显，不事虚文，俾阅者了然心目。
证候传变，难以言尽，而其要不外乎阴阳，分言之，即表、里、寒、热、虚、实。良医之救人不过能
辨乎此，庸医之杀人，亦不过错认乎此。即如发热等证，均有外感内伤之分，苟以虚作实，不特药难奏效，而
且祸同反掌。是集先论病原，次载方药，似无阴阳混治之弊。以备乡僻不及延医者，得可对症施治，以救危急，取
其简便。
婴儿气血未充，形神怯弱，脏腑柔脆，稍不知谨，最易受病。即吐泻、感冒治不得法，皆足变生不测。
前贤称为难医，不诚然哉。兹将保护诸法，逐一备载，以资采择。
急慢惊风，乃儿科最险之候，若虚实不分，混治辄左。今分急惊为痰火闭证、慢惊为水侮土证，畅发
原委，明其用药层次，不致临证游移，漫无把握。
痘 亦婴儿大证，自发热见点，起胀、灌浆、结痂，全藉气血充足，方能引毒外出。奈时医动用清火解
毒，反使毒邪阻遏而不得出，变为陷塌而不可救。王洪绪曰∶解寒而毒自化，清火而毒愈凝。庄在田曰∶补中
即所以托毒，灌根即所以养苗。此寿民济世之确论。今益以天时禀赋人事，尤觉慎益求慎，惟 证亦变
幻莫测，必须善为护持。
药中有用人参者，缘古方如是，仍循其旧。缓证可以党参代，
急证必用高丽参、有力家能用人参更妙。
汤、丸、方药，如首卷已载，其它卷不复再列。惟病之浅深不一，从中加减、活法在人，用者审之。
天地最大的恩德在于赋予生命，人类应当以天地的仁爱之心作为自己的心志，从而懂得生命的珍贵在于“生”，因此掌握救生的医术，传承救生的方剂。这就是前辈所著的《大生要旨》及《达生编》等书籍，被刻印流传于世的原因。令春亭王君怀有这种好生之念，于是又悉心搜集采录，着重鉴别，收集了产科、儿科中经过多次验证确实有效的良方，捐资委托工匠雕版印刷，以广泛传播这些集子，并向我请求作序。我自幼资质浅陋，对于中医（岐黄之术）的学问未能掌握一二，哪里足以给这部书作序呢？只是看到这部书先以理论辨析开篇，最后以方药总结，分为六卷，合为一集。条理清晰，如同眉毛般分明；道理透彻，如同火炬燃烧般明亮。与前辈已经刻印的其他书籍相比，尤其便于查阅，且没有一方不备齐的情况。既然这样，这本书编成之后，凡是通都大邑，直到穷乡僻壤，家家户户放置一篇，以备阅览观看，不仅对平时有益，即使突然遭遇危重病症，来不及请医生，得到这个方子进行治疗，我知道会奏效如神，这就把这部书当作救生的宝筏了。可叹王君宏大的善愿，能够以天地好生之心作为自己的心志，这也是我所乐于见到他成功的，所以不顾自己浅薄简陋而为之作序。
光绪二十二年乙未年小春月，甬上郭谦益在孝廉堂东舍作序。
这部书阐明了节制欲望、广求子嗣、保胎、保产的道理，广泛搜罗采集，都属于前代哲人的名言，有可以考证依据的，反复辩论讨论，只希望同登仁寿之境。妇科各种病症与脉诊无异，只是经血、带下、崩漏、胎产有所不同，这里采集了几种证候的精义，折衷各家书籍，汇聚集结而成，其中选取要点删去繁杂，只期望简易明显，不追求虚浮的文辞，使阅读者心中了然明白。
证候的传变，难以用言语穷尽，但其关键不外乎阴阳，细分来说，就是表、里、寒、热、虚、实。高明的医生救人，不过能辨别这几点；庸医杀人，也不过是错认了这几点。就像发热等证候，都有外感和内伤的区别，如果将虚证误认为实证，不仅药物难以奏效，而且祸患如同翻掌一样快。这部集子先论述病原，其次记载方药，似乎没有阴阳混治的弊端。以备偏僻乡村来不及请医生的情况，得以对症施治，以挽救危急，取其简便。
婴儿气血尚未充盈，形体和神气怯弱，脏腑柔嫩脆弱，稍微不知谨慎，最容易受病。即使是吐泻、感冒，如果治疗不得法，都足以变生出不可测度的后果。前贤称之为难医，难道不是真的吗？这里将保护的各种方法，逐一详细记载，以供选择采用。
急惊风和慢惊风，是儿科最危险的证候，如果虚实不分，混合治疗就会出错。现在将急惊风分为痰火闭阻证，慢惊风分为水侮土证，详尽阐述其原委，明确用药层次，不至于临证时犹豫不决，漫无把握。
痘疹也是婴儿的大证，从发热见点，起胀、灌浆、结痂，全赖气血充足，才能引毒邪外出。无奈当时的医生动不动就使用清火解毒的方法，反而使毒邪阻遏而不能发出，变为陷塌而无法救治。王洪绪说：化解寒邪而毒自然化除，清火则毒更加凝结。庄在田说：补中气就是用来托毒外出，灌根就是用来滋养幼苗。这是济世救人的确切言论。现在加上天时禀赋人事等因素，更觉得谨慎再谨慎，然而痘证也变幻莫测，必须善于护理扶持。
药方中有用人参的，因为古方如此，仍遵循旧制。缓证可以用党参代替，急证必须用高丽参，有力的人家能用人参更好。
汤剂、丸剂、方药，如果首卷已经记载，其他卷不再重复列出。只是病情深浅不一，从中加减变化，灵活应用在于人，使用者请审慎考虑。
The greatest virtue of Heaven and Earth is life. Human beings should take the heart of Heaven and Earth as their own heart, thereby understanding that the great virtue lies in "life." Consequently, they master the art of saving lives and transmit prescriptions for rescuing lives. This is why predecessors' works such as *Dasheng Yuzhi* (Essential Principles of Great Life) and *Dasheng Bian* (Manual for Childbirth) were engraved and circulated to the world. Mr. Wang Hao sheng, who cherishes this intention of loving life, has further carefully collected and selected, gathering excellent prescriptions from obstetrics and pediatrics that have been tested and proven effective many times. He donated funds to have them carved on woodblocks by artisans for printing, to widely disseminate these collections, and asked me to write a preface. I have been simple and unrefined since childhood, having grasped not even one or two aspects of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Qi-Huang school). How could I be worthy of writing a preface for this compilation? However, observing this book, it begins with theoretical discussions and concludes with prescriptions and herbs, divided into six volumes, forming one collection. It is clear as listed eyebrows; its principles are bright like a burning torch. Compared to other books already engraved by predecessors, it is particularly easy to consult, with no prescription left incomplete. Thus, once this book is completed, whether in metropolises or remote villages, every household will keep a copy for reference. Not only will it be beneficial in ordinary times, but when suddenly encountering critical conditions where there is no time to summon a doctor, obtaining this prescription for treatment, I know it will produce miraculous effects. In this way, this book serves as a precious raft for saving lives. It is commendable that Mr. Wang harbors this great benevolent wish, taking the life-loving heart of Heaven and Earth as his own, which is precisely what I am happy to see come to fruition. Therefore, disregarding my own shallowness and ignorance, I write this preface.
Preface written by Guo Qianyi from Yongshang at the East Chamber of Xiaolian Hall in the early winter month of the Yiwu year of the 22nd year of Guangxu.
This compilation elucidates the principles of restraining desires, seeking offspring broadly, preserving the fetus, and ensuring safe childbirth. It extensively searches and collects, all belonging to the famous sayings of ancient sages, which can be verified through research. Through repeated debate and discussion, the sole hope is for everyone to attain benevolence and longevity. The various gynecological conditions are no different from pulse diagnosis, except for menstruation, leukorrhea, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, and pregnancy/childbirth. Here, the essence of several syndromes is collected, reconciling various books, and compiled together. Key points are extracted and complexities removed, aiming only for simplicity and clarity, avoiding empty rhetoric, so that readers may clearly understand in mind and eye.
The transmission and transformation of symptoms are difficult to exhaust verbally, but the key lies not outside Yin and Yang. Subdivided, they are Exterior, Interior, Cold, Heat, Deficiency, and Excess. A good doctor saves people merely by being able to distinguish these; a mediocre doctor kills people merely by misidentifying these. For instance, regarding fever and similar symptoms, there is a distinction between External Contraction and Internal Injury. If Deficiency is mistaken for Excess, not only will the medicine fail to produce effects, but disaster will follow as quickly as flipping a hand. This collection first discusses the etiology, then records prescriptions and herbs, seemingly avoiding the drawback of mixing Yin and Yang treatments. It is prepared for those in remote areas unable to summon doctors, allowing them to treat according to symptoms to save emergencies, prioritizing simplicity.
Infants' Qi and Blood are not yet full; their form and spirit are timid and weak; their Zang-Fu organs are soft and fragile. Slight negligence makes them most susceptible to disease. Even vomiting, diarrhea, and common colds, if treated improperly, can lead to unpredictable changes. Predecessors called them difficult to treat; is this not true? Here, all methods of protection are recorded one by one for selection and adoption.
Acute and chronic convulsions are the most dangerous syndromes in pediatrics. If Deficiency and Excess are not distinguished, mixed treatment will inevitably go astray. Now, acute convulsions are classified as Phlegm-Fire Obstruction Syndrome, and chronic convulsions as Water Insulting Earth Syndrome. The origins and details are fully expounded, and the hierarchy of medication is clarified, preventing hesitation and lack of confidence during clinical practice.
Smallpox is also a major syndrome in infants. From fever and appearance of spots, to swelling, pus formation, and scabbing, it relies entirely on sufficient Qi and Blood to draw out the toxin. Regrettably, contemporary physicians often use Fire-Clearing and Toxin-Resolving methods, which instead block the toxin, preventing its expulsion, leading to collapse that is incurable. Wang Hongxu said: Resolving Cold causes the toxin to transform naturally; Clearing Fire causes the toxin to coagulate further. Zhuang Zaitian said: Tonifying the Middle is how one supports the expulsion of toxins; Nourishing the Root is how one nourishes the seedling. These are确论 (definitive theories) for saving the people and benefiting the world. Now adding factors of climate, constitution, and human affairs, one feels even more cautious. However, smallpox syndromes are unpredictable, requiring skilled nursing and support.
Prescriptions using Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen) are retained because ancient formulas used them, following tradition. For mild cases, Codonopsis Radix (Dangshen) can substitute; for urgent cases, Korean Ginseng (Gaolishen) must be used; for those with means, using Renshen is even better.
Decoctions, pills, and prescriptions, if recorded in the first volume, are not repeated in other volumes. Since the depth of disease varies, modifications are made accordingly; flexible application depends on the user. Users should exercise prudence.