The works on pulse science written by Wang Shuhe in the Western Jin Dynasty in the 3rd century, 10. Collect the great achievements of pulse science before the Han Dynasty, select Neijing, Difficult Classic, Treatise on Febrile Diseases, Synopsis of the Golden Chamber and the pulse theory of Bian Que and Hua Tuo, explain pulse theory and pulse method, and discriminate pulse condition and its main symptoms in detail in combination with clinical practice.
Pulse Classic is the earliest extant monograph on pulse science in China. Twenty-four kinds of pulse conditions were systematically summarized for the first time, and their characteristics were described in detail. The location diagnosis of three pulse conditions was preliminarily affirmed, which laid the foundation for the development of pulse science in later generations and guided clinical practice. At the same time, the Pulse Classic also preserves a large number of ancient Chinese medicine documents.
In the first year of Xining in the Northern Song Dynasty (1086), according to the different versions of the Pulse Classic, the Correction Medical Book Bureau eliminated the weight and filled in the gaps, and made some changes according to the content categories, and it was still divided into 10 volume with 97 articles.
About the author:
Wang Shuhe, a doctor in the Western Jin Dynasty. Mingxi was born in Gaoping (now Shandong). Born in the fifteenth year of Jian 'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, that is, 2 10. He is "quiet and good at writing" and has been enlightened by the imperial doctor. He is the author of Pulse Classic, which summarizes the achievements of pulse science before the Han Dynasty, and is the earliest extant work of pulse science in China.
In addition, Zhang Zhongjing's book Treatise on Febrile Diseases in the Han Dynasty was lost due to the war and almost lost. Wang rewrote Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Treatise on Miscellaneous Diseases into Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Synopsis of the Golden Chamber, starting with Wang, which is unforgettable.
Although some people criticized his arrangement in later generations, most people thought it was essential, and Zhang Zhongjing's learning was preserved through Wang's editing and arrangement. In addition, there are six volumes of On Diseases, which have not been handed down from generation to generation.