Today’s medical students all say that it is difficult to learn medicine, the sea of ??medicine is endless, and there is no shore to turn back to.
But you know the ancients also complained about the difficulty of studying medicine! Do you know how they complained? To say that it is still played by the ancients, people thought it was difficult to learn medicine and wrote an article - "On the Difficulty of Reading Medical Books", which was also included in a self-published book.
Does anyone know who this famous doctor is?
This famous doctor’s surname is Li, which is interesting. He wrote in his medical book: He originally wanted to study and take the imperial examination, but later he went to teach, but after teaching, he especially liked to study medical books. , ranging from the "Huangdi Neijing" to the previous dynasty (he was from the Qing Dynasty), it can be said that all medical classics are incomprehensible. Over time, he has become a famous doctor.
In his later years, he wrote the medical book "To Know How to Treat Medicine". This famous folk doctor is Li Guanxian (also known as Wenrong, nicknamed Old Man Rumei, from Jiangsu Sudan). I wonder how many people know?
Maybe he switched from literature to medicine, or he is self-taught, so he has a special say. I complained as soon as I started: There is nothing more difficult than reading a medical book! He believes that the most difficult thing to read is medical books, and he used himself as an example (previously preparing for scientific examinations). In modern terms:
"Back then, when I was preparing for the imperial examination, the only books I had to read were the Thirteen Classics, which also stipulated the scope of the imperial examination. Basically, there were no big changes, and there were also imperial regulations The commentaries on the Thirteen Classics (that is, the key points are highlighted), just memorize and practice. But studying medicine is different! From the Shennong period to the "Nei Jing", these medical books are really difficult to understand, and there are no particularly detailed annotations, so I can't understand them. Ah. And how many people have been able to write medical books throughout the ages? (Aren’t you really boasting?) It couldn’t have been written by sages. Later readers couldn’t understand it if they didn’t have any skills. It was better in the Tang Dynasty, when there were decent annotations. Supplement. However, it is still difficult to learn! There are so many clinical diseases, so you have to apply them flexibly and refer to the strengths of each family..."
After reading his book, the editor felt that he might be After all, Zhang Zhongjing’s fanboys are all praising him~
In today’s words:
“My favorite teacher Zhang Zhongjing is a born sage in medicine. His "Typhoid Fever" "Treatise on Miscellaneous Diseases" contains 397 methods and 113 prescriptions. He is the ancestor of Chinese medicine. (I feel very proud when I think about it.) Those medical prescriptions written by later generations of doctors are incredible. It sounds good, and some of it is a re-creation of my idol's works."
Li Guanxian is still very talented. His "Knowing Medicine Must Differentiate" contains comments on the pros and cons of various medical books, and discusses the four diagnostic methods. 13 medical treatises on disease syndrome analysis, treatment methods, prescriptions, etc. They are all summaries of his learning experience and clinical experience. They are very insightful and have many insights, which will be valued by future generations.