Pang Anshi: Biographical introduction and legendary stories, major works and academic contributions

TCM Knowledge:Prominent Ancient Herbalists ✵Pang Anshi: a physician renowned for several of his medical works. The most widely read of these was a detailed and comprehensive treatise on various kinds of febrile diseases, titled Shang Han Zong Bing Lun (The General Treatise on Cold-Induced Diseases).



Pang Anshi

  
Brief Introduction
Chinese Name: 龐安時 (Páng ānshí)Alias: 蘄水道人 (Qí Shuǐ Dào Rén, or Qi River Taoist)
Style Name: 安常 (ān cháng)English Name: Pang Anshi (family name first) or Anshi Pang (given name first)
Hometown: QiShui,Qizhou of Song.Dates: c. 1042-1100 CE
Major Works: 《傷寒總病論》(Shang Han Zong Bing Lun, The General Treatise on Cold-Induced Diseases) in 6 volumes,《難經辨》(Nan Jing Bian, or Discussion on the Classic of Questioning),《難經解義》(Nan Jing Jie Yi, or Interpretation of the Classic of Questioning),《主對集》(Zhu Dui Ji),《本草补遗》(Ben Cao Bu Yi),etc.
Representative Work: Shang Han Zong Bing Lun (The General Treatise on Cold-Induced Diseases)

Biography and legends:


 a portrait of 龐安時Páng ānshí Pang Anshi:a physician renowned for several of his medical works. The most widely read of these was a detailed and comprehensive treatise on various kinds of febrile diseases, titled Shang Han Zong Bing Lun (The General Treatise on Cold-Induced Diseases).

 The section on Prominent Ancient Herbalists provides more details about his biography, legend and historical records, major works, and academic thoughts:Pang Anshi: Biographical introduction and legendary stories, major works and academic contributions

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