普济方

普济方

📅 👤 Zhu Su
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Original (Classical Chinese)

集方六百,普济苍生。

Pinyin

Jí fāng liù bǎi, pǔ jì cāng shēng.

English Translation

This compilation draws from every ancient and modern formulary without exception. Gathered by category and divided by group, with the rope raised the meshes open, so that seekers of remedies have something to consult — a deep reservoir of formula books.

📝 Commentary

The Pu Ji Fang, compiled under Zhu Su in the Ming, is the largest Chinese formulary, with over sixty thousand prescriptions. This describes its scope and classified arrangement.

📜 Formulas mentioned in the text