Happy Doctor's Day!
Today is The Chinese Doctors' Day, and we would like to talk to you about a low-key "medical scientist" - Ge Hong.
Speaking of Ge Hong, many people may be very unfamiliar, but when it comes to Guangdong herbal tea and Tu Youyou, everyone should be familiar with it. One is the famous summer "antidote", the other is the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and Ge Hong, can be said to be the "mentor" of both.
Ge Hong, the character Zhichuan, called himself Baopuzi, known as "Little Immortal". Ge Hong was a famous medical scientist in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and he was also awarded the title of Marquis of Guannei, and later lived in seclusion on Luofu Mountain to refine Dan. If there were business cards in ancient times, then Ge Hong's business cards should have these titles on them:
· Taoist Culture Trainer √ · The alchemy master √ · Famous doctors √ · The leader of the discipline of traditional Chinese medicine √ · Famous chemist √ · …………
If you ask about his work experience, you can also add the titles of general, lieutenant, marquis of Guannei and so on...
Today, Ge Hong can be said to be a "slash youth": he has written books, done administration, conducted chemical experiments, seen diseases, and mastered the doctrine of the scholars, which can be exported into chapters at any time, and has great insights in literature. Such a versatile Ge Hong is inseparable from his own diligence and studiousness.
Ge Hong was very studious since childhood, when his father died when he was thirteen years old, the family fell in the middle of the road, and the poor and poor Ge Hong could only rely on cutting firewood in exchange for paper and pencil. Ge Hong hugged Puzi because he often copied books and studied after work, until late at night, the townspeople jokingly called Baopuzi, and he did not mind, so he took the name of "Baopuzi". By the age of sixteen, Ge Hong had begun to read Confucian classics such as the Book of Filial Piety, the Analects, the Poems, and the Yi, and was particularly fond of the "Method of Immortal Cultivation." Later, he studied under the alchemist Zheng Yin and immersed himself in cultivation. At this point, ge hong's daoist identity can be seen in the outline.
Ge Hong's alchemy by the painter Wang Maofei
Ge Hong also knew medicine and pharmacy, and often practiced medicine among the people. His superb medical skills and benevolent medical ethics can be said to be a living "divine doctor" who walks. Ge Hong does not like to socialize, but likes to live in seclusion in the mountains. Later, Ge Hong moved thousands of miles to Lingnan, inhabited Luofu Mountain in Huizhou, and practiced under Luofu Mountain to grow old. Important medical texts, such as the Elbow Reserve Formula, were written on Luofu Mountain. It can be said that this experience of inhabiting Luofu is an important part of Ge Hong's lifelong religious activities and medical practice, and it is also the foundation for Ge Hong's academic achievements.
Ge Hong, who has multiple identities, has an important impact on the research of traditional Chinese medicine and other aspects of his life.
"Elbow Back Emergency Fang", the name of Ge Hong's book is very grounded, which means that it can always be prepared behind the elbow - to be carried around, practical, and to cure emergency diseases.
"Elbow Reserve Emergency Formula" collects a large number of emergency formulas, which Are collected and screened by Ge Hong in the process of traveling and practicing medicine. This book can be called the first clinical first aid manual in the history of Chinese medicine, and it may be introduced in modern times:
Drugs are hard to find and expensive? settle! In-depth and simple, take you to understand acupuncture treatment; About the 100,000 reasons for the emergency illness, here are the answers for you Special achievements in clinical applications: The world's earliest book describing the symptoms of smallpox, and accurately describing its danger and contagiousness; The earliest and most accurate description of parasitic diseases such as scrub worm disease and scabies in the history of world medicine; The earliest scientists in China to observe and record tuberculosis, the so-called "corpse note" is actually the current tuberculosis; Mad dog brains are applied to the wounds of canine patients to attack poison? To treat rabies he tried to do so...
The picture shows the eight volumes of "Elbow Reserve Emergency Side" Source: China Science Network
Ge Hong's clinical achievements have provided an important reference for future generations. The treatment of rabies mentioned in the book, that is, "attacking poison with poison", applies the brain of a mad dog to the wounds of rabies patients. The rabies brain contains anti-rabies substances, which were not proved by pasteur in France until the nineteenth century. Under the conditions at that time, although the effect of Ge Hong's method of treating rabies was limited, it can be seen that his modern scientific thinking on epidemic prevention is really valuable.
Smallpox and scrub worm disease in the book are also the earliest records found in the history of world medicine, thousands of years earlier than the earliest records believed by the Western medical community.
Ge Hong's spirit of inquiry in medicine has had a profound impact on future generations. The Chinese scientist Tu Youyou was also inspired by the record of "artemisia annua in one hand, stained with two liters of water, twisted to extract juice, and served it" in the "Elbow Reserve Emergency", and changed the method of extracting artemisinin.
Guangdong herbal tea is a unique culture that Ge Hong carefully studied various medicines for mild diseases during the epidemic of miasma in Lingnan, and left medical monographs, on which posterity gradually formed a research and development.
Tu Youyou once mentioned in his speech that he was inspired by Ge Hong's "Elbow Reserve Emergency Formula", so he switched to the extraction method of low boiling point solvent. Source: Evergreen Network
"Seek knowledge without learning, and wish to fish without nets; although the heart is diligent, it does not gain anything", this is Ge Hong's famous saying about the study of governance. Ge Hong, who has been rigorous in his studies all his life and has studied tirelessly, dares to "doubt the ancients" and believes that "although there are many ancient books, they may not be perfect." Ge Hong accomplished his own legendary life, and Taoist scholars and alchemists obviously could not summarize his wisdom and contribution. Today, with Tu Youyou, people are beginning to learn more about Ge Hong's contribution as a Chinese medicine scientist. The medical works and spirit of inquiry left by Ge Hong have an indelible impact on future generations.