Chén Qiān:introduction about his biography and legends,main books and academic thoughts.
✵陳遷 (Chén Qiān):his life and years is unknown in many details, ever lived during the years from the end of the Northern Song Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty, a professional herbalist of gynecology and ever was called to treat ladies in the palace, the author of the book Milan Quan Shu (The Complete Book of Secret Orchid).
陳遷 (Chén Qiān).
Brief Introduction
漢語名 (Chinese Name):
陳遷 (Chén Qiān)
Alias:
Unknown.
Popular name:
陳遷 (Chén Qiān)
English Name:
Chen Qian, or Qian Chen (Given/Family)
Hometown:
Bian Liang
Dates:
Unknown.
Main works:
《秘蘭全書》(Mi Lan Quan Shu, or the Complete Book of Secret Orchid).
Representative works:
《秘蘭全書》(Mi Lan Quan Shu, or the Complete Book of Secret Orchid).
Biography and legends:
陳遷 (Chén Qiān), famous gynecologist of the Song Dynasty, whose life and years are unknown in many details, ever lived from the late years of the Northern Song Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty, Chen Qian was native to Bianliang, every studied in the Imperial College, was a member of the Hanlin Yuan (the National Academy), and was called to be an imperial physician. During the chaotic years of Jingkang (1127 AD), Emperor Zhaogou went to the south, and Chen went to the south with the imperial family and settled in Lin'an. Chen Qian's "specialty in women's disease is especially exquisite", "every summer months he was called into the palace for treatment, the ladies in the palace will be safe", so he was appreciated by Gaozong emperor of Song, bestowed a fan pendant, and promoted to the golden purple position in the Imperial Academy of Medicine. Chen Qian always feels that "women suffer more ill than men, the diseases of women are difficult to treat. In the case of births, birthing is a particularly urgent task. Life is a matter of time, so you must not be careful." He also "read the collection of the ancient physician sages and schools, and the medication is not convenient", Therefore, he "compiled a sequel, the second part of those effective prescriptions proved for pregnancy and birth after the treatment, wrote into one book, the book name is Milan Quan Shu (The Complete Book of Secret Orchid)."
Main books and academic thoughts:
The book Milan Quan Shu (the Complete Book of Secret Orchid), also known as Fu Ke Mi Lan Quan Shu (the Gynecological Complete Book of Secret Orchid), it is a professional book on obstetrics. Chen collected those treatises on pregnancy and birth from physicians before his time, and combined his own clinical experience with effective folk prescriptions and methods, discusses the syndromes and treatments related to pregnancy, antenatal, labor, post-natal, and baby care. Firstly, it discusses pregnancy physiology in the form of songs, introduces fetal growth and development, fetal gender, twins, stern birth, reverse birth, etc.; secondly, it gives a further interpretation on the theory of 10-month pregnancy in previous works Chao Shi Bing Yuan, and discusses the prevention and treatment of the syndromes of each month's pregnancy in detail, with contraindications, etc.; then, it discusses in detail the etiology and pathogenesis of 61 antenatal symptoms, 72 postpartum symptoms, principles and prescriptions, pulse conditions during labor, and syndromes; finally, the postpartum care of the baby is explained. The whole book recorded 151 prescriptions, other 23 effective folk prescriptions and methods are also recorded.
References:
1.Chén Qiān:introduction about his biography and legends,main books and academic thoughts.
✵陳遷 (Chén Qiān):his life and years is unknown in many details, ever lived during the years from the end of the Northern Song Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty, a professional herbalist of gynecology and ever was called to treat ladies in the palace, the author of the book Milan Quan Shu (The Complete Book of Secret Orchid).
陳遷 (Chén Qiān), famous gynecologist of the Song Dynasty, whose life and years are unknown in many details, ever lived from the late years of the Northern Song Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty, Chen Qian was native to Bianliang, every studied in the Imperial College, was a member of the Hanlin Yuan (the National Academy), and was called to be an imperial physician. During the chaotic years of Jingkang (1127 AD), Emperor Zhaogou went to the south, and Chen went to the south with the imperial family and settled in Lin'an. Chen Qian's "specialty in women's disease is especially exquisite", "every summer months he was called into the palace for treatment, the ladies in the palace will be safe", so he was appreciated by Gaozong emperor of Song, bestowed a fan pendant, and promoted to the golden purple position in the Imperial Academy of Medicine. Chen Qian always feels that "women suffer more ill than men, the diseases of women are difficult to treat. In the case of births, birthing is a particularly urgent task. Life is a matter of time, so you must not be careful." He also "read the collection of the ancient physician sages and schools, and the medication is not convenient", Therefore, he "compiled a sequel, the second part of those effective prescriptions proved for pregnancy and birth after the treatment, wrote into one book, the book name is Milan Quan Shu (The Complete Book of Secret Orchid)."
