Fù Shān:introduction about his biography and legends,main books and academic thoughts.
✵傅山 (Fù Shān):a well-known Taoist scholar, calligrapher, and herbalist during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, good at miscellaneous diseases of gynecology and internal, and he pays attention to folk prescription and proven prescription, he is the author of gynecological works Fu Qing Zhu Nv Ke (the Gynecology by Fu Qingzhu).
傅山 (Fù Shān).
Brief Introduction
漢語名 (Chinese Name):
傅山 (Fù Shān)
Alias:
青主 (Qīng Zhǔ)
Popular name:
傅山 (Fù Shān)
English Name:
Fu Shan, Shan Fu (Given/Family)
Hometown:
Taiyuan
Dates:
about 1607~1684 AD.
Main works:
《霜紅龕集》(Shuang Hong Kan Ji),《傅青主女科》(Fu Qing Zhu Nv Ke),《辯證錄》(Bian Zheng Lu),《大小諸癥方論》(Da Xiao Zhu Zheng Fang Lun),《石室秘錄》(Shi Shi Mi Lu), and annotation works on the philosophers or their works of ancient China.
Representative works:
《霜红龛集》(Shuang Hong Kan Ji),《傅青主女科》(Fu Qing Zhu Nv Ke),《辯證錄》(Bian Zheng Lu),《大小諸癥方論》(Da Xiao Zhu Zheng Fang Lun),《石室秘錄》(Shi Shi Mi Lu), and annotation works on the philosophers or their works of ancient China.
Biography and legends:
傅山 (Fù Shān), originally named 鼎臣 (Dǐng Chén), alias 青竹 (Qīng Zhú), changed to 青主 (Qīng Zhú), and has aliases such as 浊翁 (Zhuó Wēng), 观化 (Guān Huā), etc., and self-titles are 啬庐 (sè lú), 石道山人 (Shí Dào Shān Rén), etc. He was native to Yangqu (today's Taiyuan, Shanxi). His years of birth and passing away is August 11th, the year 1607 to August 2nd, the year 1684 AD. He is a Taoist thinker, calligrapher, and herbalist during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. He is a well-known Taoist scholar, Fu Shan learns widely and knows thoroughly the classics of history, Taoism, is good at poetry, calligraphy, inscriptions on ancient bronzes and stone tablets, and is good at medicine skills. In medical theory, he pays attention to Qi and blood, advocates tonification and purgation in combination, and uses Confucian theory to understand the medical theory. In practice, he is good at miscellaneous diseases of gynecology and internal, and he pays attention to folk prescriptions and proven prescriptions. He does not stick to a certain school of treatment, the prescriptions he used do not stick too precisely to prescription books, his name as a herbalist is quite famous at that time.
Main books and academic thoughts:
Fu Shan's academic study focuses on the philosophers or their works of ancient China. His main works are 《老子註》(Lao Zi Zhu, or the Annotation of Lao Zi), 《莊子註》(Zhuang Zi Zhu, or the Annotation of Zhuang Zi), 《管子註》(Guan Zi Zhu, or the Annotation of Guan Zi), 《荀子註》(Xun Zi Zhu, or the Annotation of Xun Zi), 《列子註》(Lie Zi Zhu, or the Annotation of Lie Zi), 《墨子註》(Mozi Zhu, or the Annotation of Mo Zi), 《鬼谷子註》(Gui Gu Zi Zhu, or the Annotation of Gui Gu Zi), 《公孙龙子注》(Gong Sun Long Zi Zhu, or the Annotation of Gong Sun Long Zi), 《淮南子註》(Huai Nan Zi Zhu, or the Annotation of Huai Nan Zi.), and many other related notes and texts are scattered in a collection book 《霜红龛集》(Shuang Hong Kan Ji, or the Collection of Frost Red Shrine). The handed down medical books are 《傅青主女科》(Fu Qing Zhu Nv Ke, or the Gynecology by Fu Qingzhu), 《傅青主男科》(Fu Qing Zhu Nanke, or the Andrology by Fu Qingzhu), 《傅氏幼科》(Fu Shi You Ke, or the Pediatrics by Fu), etc., which have a certain influence on later generations, especially the book Fu Qing Zhu Nv Ke(the Gynecology by Fu Qingzhu), it was the main obstetrics and gynecology monograph handed down in the Qing Dynasty. He is also the author of 《大小諸癥方論》(Da Xiao Zhu Zheng Fang Lun, or the Treatise on Prescriptions for Severe and Mild Diseases)(1673).
The book Fu Qing Zhu Nv Ke (the Gynecology by Fu Qingzhu) is a gynecological work, 2 volumes, it was compiled by Fu Shan, the book was published in Daoguang 7th year (the year 1827 AD). The first volume of this book is divided into 5 categories, morbid leukorrhea, metrorrhagia, menstruation regulation, and fertility. Each category is divided into several syndromes, including 38 entries, 39 syndromes, and 41 prescriptions; the second volume is divided into 5 categories, pregnancy, miscarriage, dystocia(difficult labour), normal delivery, and postpartum. There are 39 entries, 41 syndromes, and 42 prescriptions. This book uses TCM Zang and Fu-viscera theory to clarify the physiological and pathological characteristics of women and the clinical manifestations of various diseases. Diagnosis and syndrome differentiation are based on the lung, spleen, and kidney, while treatment is mainly based on cultivating Qi and blood and regulating the spleen and stomach. The text of the book is simple, the discussion is concise and to the point, the theory and method are rigorous, and most of the prescriptions are concise and effective.
References:
1.Fù Shān:introduction about his biography and legends,main books and academic thoughts.
✵傅山 (Fù Shān):a well-known Taoist scholar, calligrapher, and herbalist during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, good at miscellaneous diseases of gynecology and internal, and he pays attention to folk prescription and proven prescription, he is the author of gynecological works Fu Qing Zhu Nv Ke (the Gynecology by Fu Qingzhu).
傅山 (Fù Shān), originally named 鼎臣 (Dǐng Chén), alias 青竹 (Qīng Zhú), changed to 青主 (Qīng Zhú), and has aliases such as 浊翁 (Zhuó Wēng), 观化 (Guān Huā), etc., and self-titles are 啬庐 (sè lú), 石道山人 (Shí Dào Shān Rén), etc. He was native to Yangqu (today's Taiyuan, Shanxi). His years of birth and passing away is August 11th, the year 1607 to August 2nd, the year 1684 AD. He is a Taoist thinker, calligrapher, and herbalist during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. He is a well-known Taoist scholar, Fu Shan learns widely and knows thoroughly the classics of history, Taoism, is good at poetry, calligraphy, inscriptions on ancient bronzes and stone tablets, and is good at medicine skills. In medical theory, he pays attention to Qi and blood, advocates tonification and purgation in combination, and uses Confucian theory to understand the medical theory. In practice, he is good at miscellaneous diseases of gynecology and internal, and he pays attention to folk prescriptions and proven prescriptions. He does not stick to a certain school of treatment, the prescriptions he used do not stick too precisely to prescription books, his name as a herbalist is quite famous at that time.
Fu Shan's academic study focuses on the philosophers or their works of ancient China. His main works are 《老子註》(Lao Zi Zhu, or the Annotation of Lao Zi), 《莊子註》(Zhuang Zi Zhu, or the Annotation of Zhuang Zi), 《管子註》(Guan Zi Zhu, or the Annotation of Guan Zi), 《荀子註》(Xun Zi Zhu, or the Annotation of Xun Zi), 《列子註》(Lie Zi Zhu, or the Annotation of Lie Zi), 《墨子註》(Mozi Zhu, or the Annotation of Mo Zi), 《鬼谷子註》(Gui Gu Zi Zhu, or the Annotation of Gui Gu Zi), 《公孙龙子注》(Gong Sun Long Zi Zhu, or the Annotation of Gong Sun Long Zi), 《淮南子註》(Huai Nan Zi Zhu, or the Annotation of Huai Nan Zi.), and many other related notes and texts are scattered in a collection book 《霜红龛集》(Shuang Hong Kan Ji, or the Collection of Frost Red Shrine). The handed down medical books are 《傅青主女科》(Fu Qing Zhu Nv Ke, or the Gynecology by Fu Qingzhu), 《傅青主男科》(Fu Qing Zhu Nanke, or the Andrology by Fu Qingzhu), 《傅氏幼科》(Fu Shi You Ke, or the Pediatrics by Fu), etc., which have a certain influence on later generations, especially the book Fu Qing Zhu Nv Ke(the Gynecology by Fu Qingzhu), it was the main obstetrics and gynecology monograph handed down in the Qing Dynasty. He is also the author of 《大小諸癥方論》(Da Xiao Zhu Zheng Fang Lun, or the Treatise on Prescriptions for Severe and Mild Diseases)(1673).
