Shennong Materia Medica

Chapter 3 Sun Preface
There are three volumes of "Shen Nong's Materia Medica", and the white characters handed down, see "Daguan Materia Medica".

Note: The preface of "Jia Bu Zhu" says: the so-called "Shen Nong's Classic" uses Zhu characters; "Famous Doctors" has supplements due to Shennong's old articles, and the ink characters are used in Zhu characters. The preface of "Kaibao Chongding" says: "The three volumes of the old scriptures have been handed down throughout the world, and the "Bielu of Famous Doctors" are mutually compiled.Tao Hongjing, Mr. Liang Zhenbai, used "Bie Lu" to refer to his "Ben Jing", Zhu Mo's miscellaneous books, and it was said that he understood.According to this, the black-and-white script handed down in the Song Dynasty is actually the original handwritten script of Tao Hongjing.Before the Liang Dynasty, Shennong, Huangdi, Qi Bo, Lei Gong, and Bian Que each had their own written books, which were widely seen by Wei and Wu, so they said that the medicinal properties and indications are different from each other.Later generations compiled it into one book, but there are still marginal notes, or the difference between Zhu and ink characters, so the text of "The Classic" is not chaotic.According to the old saying, the name of Materia Medica can only be seen in "Han Shu·Ping Di Ji" and "Lou Hu Biography".I note: "Yiwenzhi" has seven volumes of "Shen Nong Huangdi Food Medicine", the current version is falsely called "Food Forbidden", Jia Gongyan's "Zhou Li" doctor quoted his article, and it is "Food Medicine", Song people did not examine it.So I suspect that "Materia Medica" is not a book in "Qilue".Jia Gongyan cited "Zhong Jing Bu", and there is also a volume of "Zi Yi Ben Cao Jing", which is suspected to be the same.There are three volumes of "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" in Liang's "Qi Lu". The number of volumes is different, the difference between ancient and modern.In the age of Shennong, the book contract was not written, and the speaker doubted the "Jing" based on this. As Huangfu said quietly, he knew that the four volumes were written by the Yellow Emperor.Tao Hongjingyun, before Xuanyuan, the text had not been handed down, and the medicinal properties were the main ones.As for Tong and Lei, the work is on compiling and compiling. This book should be similar to "Su Wen", and its words are good.In addition, in "Yiwenzhi", there are Shennong books on agriculture, soldiers, five elements, miscellaneous accounts, classic prescriptions, and immortals.Most of the descriptions have their own roots, and their biography is not false.Therefore, "Natural History" says: "The ancient books are still preserved today, including "Shen Nong Jing" and "Spring and Autumn Biography".Jia Kui regarded "Three Tombs" as the book of the Three Emperors, and Shennong pre-listed it. "Historical Records" said: Qin Shihuang did not go to the book of medicine and divination, so this "Jing" is fortunate to coexist with "Zhouyi".Yan Zhitui's "Family Instructions" said: "Materia Medica" Shennong said, but there are counties and counties such as Yuzhang, Zhuya, Zhaoguo, Changshan, Fenggao, Zhending, Linzi, Fengyi, etc., and all the medicines are produced. It was written by later generations, not this article.Tao Hongjing also said: The prefectures and counties where they came from were recorded in the later Han Dynasty, which was recorded by Sui Zhongjing and Yunhua.Note: Xue Zong Annotated "Zhang Heng Fu" quoted "Materia Medica": Taiyi Yuyu Liang, a stone brain, grows in valleys.It is an ancient name without a county. "Taiping Yulan" quotes the "Jing" as saying: a valley or a river is born, and a certain mountain and a county are born in the lower cloud.The valley of Mingsheng is also written in the "Ben Jing"; the counties and counties under it are benefited from "Famous Doctors".Today's "Daguan Ben" is all in black and white.Or combined with the text, it is said that a certain mountain, river and valley, a certain county, Chuanze, may be wrongly written in the biography, and the ancient version is not like this.After Zhongjing and Yuanhua, Wu Pu and Li Dangzhi all practiced this sutra.When the book, the world rarely used. "Wei Zhi·Hua Tuo's Biography", the words are generally learned from Tuo.Sui "Jing Ji Zhi" called "Wu Pu Materia Medica", Liang has six volumes. "Jia Materia Medica" says: "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" is generally repaired into 440 kinds.There are still six volumes of "Jing Ji Zhi" in Tang Dynasty.

It no longer exists in Guangnei today, but there are many references in various books.Its medicinal properties, cold temperature and five flavors are the most detailed. It is a general book that has been lost in the Song Dynasty. Book. "Taiping Yulan" has a lot of quotations, which is enough to make up for the lack of "Daguan".It is generally said that there are Shennong sayings, that is, the "Ben Jing" and "Da Guan" may be mistakenly written in black, and it is also said that their medicines are added, or the number is floating in 360 or five kinds. It is difficult to determine the separation and combination of future generations .Its medicinal names include Yu Yuliang, Wang Buliuxing, Xu Changqing, and Guiduyou.

According to the script, Yu is regarded as a worm, and Xia Yu is not necessary.The rest of the names were either added by later generations, or passed down by voice, and the old names were changed.There is also a cloud in the "Jing": Those who are suitable for wine stains.Maybe wine is not a thing of Shennong's time, but "Materia Medica Yanyi" has already said that wine started from the Yellow Emperor according to the first words of "Su Wen" "Take delusion as a constant, and use wine as pulp".Press again: "Wen Xuan Zhu" quoted "Natural History", and also said "Du Kang made wine".Wang wrote the "Letter of Breaking Friendship with Du Kang" and said: "Kang, whose name is Zhongning, or who was born in the time of Emperor Yunhuang, should not doubt the "Jing".Confucius said: Speak but not write, believe and love the ancients.Another cloud: It is often mistaken for the names of birds, beasts, plants and trees.Today's Confucianism sticks to the ears and eyes, and cannot go far, and does not read medical classics and books on materia medica; Take the original version of "Grand View", split the old texts, add and refute them indiscriminately, and mislead the later learners.Yu and Jia Fengqing integrated the book, and the concubine used it to assist Ji to finish the scriptures, to enlighten the methods, to know a little, and to add textual research. "The Classic" says: the upper medicine is based on the upper classic; the traditional Chinese medicine is based on the Chinese classic;And the preface is not a volume.Tao Xu and Zhu Shuyun: Notes on the volume of "Materia Medica": Preface to the source of medicinal properties, discuss the form of disease names.Juan Zhongyun: Jade, vegetation and three grades.Roll down the cloud: Insects, animals, fruits, vegetables, and rice are combined into three grades, which were changed by famous doctors, and now follow the ancient times.In addition, "Emperor Century" and Tao's preface are called four volumes, and Yu Xiyun is in charge: according to the old version, it is also four volumes.

Han Baosheng also said: "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" is recorded in the first, middle, and lower volumes, and it is combined into four volumes.If this is the case, the differences between three and four are recorded in sequence.

Then "Baopuzi", "Health Preservation Essentials", "Shen Nong Jing" quoted in "Taiping Yulan", or ask about Taiyizi, or quote Taiyizi, etc., are not in the "Jing", or are also recorded in the preface In the middle, the ears of future generations.As far as its scriptures are concerned, itching is used as "nourishing", "wound" as "sore", "light" as "phlegm", "note" as "moth", "sand" as "sand", and "rabbit" as "dodder". " and the like are all errors in biography, revised according to ancient times, don't be surprised by the vulgarity.It distinguishes and analyzes the categories of objects, citing various books, such as "Mao Shi", "Er Ya", "Shuowen", "Dialect" and "Guang Ya", all of which are miscellaneous.

Sun Xingyan of Yanghu who wrote Materia Medica is a generation of enlightened philosophers, and those who seek the Tao must believe that it is based on Shennong, thinking that the sacred sincerity and nature, its prosperity for the whole people, the righteousness to the essence and the use of the greatest.From the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Qin and Han Dynasties, he kept his books and passed them on, and no one dared to violate his teachings.Since Tao Zhenbai was mixed into "Bielu of Famous Doctors", Zhu Mo divided the book, and there is no handed down copy of his book.Since the Song Dynasty, Zhu and Mo were confused with each other, and there were no authentic copies of his books.Diverse and scattered, more than a thousand years old, it is difficult for those who love the past to clean up one by one to restore the old.Therefore, Lingtai Xu's "Hundreds of Materia Medica Records", Xiuyuan Chen's "Materia Medica Classic Reading", each invented in the scriptures.Those who are worthy of the statement must stop the function of the body so that it can be used in the world.But for all the things of the third grade, the death was lacking and it was unknown. After a long time, I got Gu's collection, and then borrowed Sun's collection and two books from Shidai Xu in the same county. They were all used and nothing was published.It is no wonder that Gaisun was not a doctor at first.It is only because of the shape of the name and object that it is only a list of wealth, nothing is right or wrong.Such as Shui Ping are tied.Liuhua is the same name as tamarind.And so on, it's impossible to mention.However, for the record.Waiting for the theory of Lai Zhe to win the growth of nine grains, it can be solid grains and grassy.The two kinds of entry and exit are suspected of being false.Especially different, Sun Gu's two books are both from Daguan, but the three grades are different from each other, almost twelve.Gu's denigration of Sun did not test the catalog of the "Ben Jing", so the number of three varieties is obviously contrary to the famous rules.The catalog of Husband's "Ben Jing" is contained in the second volume of "Li's Compendium", which is also known.Sun's compilation of this book can't be said to be inattentive. Is it because of this?Does it mean that the "Ben Jing" has not had a real copy for a long time, and An obtained its catalogue?What Li said is insufficient.However, what is the difference between the name and the example.The couplets are empty talk of life, but not practical for medicine.There are no useless things in the world, but people who suffer from useless things.Everything is good for people, and people are always negative.It is a book, if you don't ask for it, you can use it, that is, the number of items is like Shennong's old, but what can be used to help the deep hearts of the ancient sages, and the good intentions of the sages of the past dynasties?How can medicine be used as a weapon to suppress independence?Xuehai is worried about the oblivion of ancient books, so he urgently narrates its outline for publication, so that those who abandon their care and follow their grandchildren can also take the rich and supportive ears of quotations.As for the right and wrong of the name and image, and the change of function, it is up to the good readers to get it.

Shi Guang Xu Xin Mao Qiu Zhong Jian De Zhou Xue Hai's Notes
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