PMID: 11624477Oct 20, 2001Paper

Effective case records of Luo Tianyi in the army as recorded in Wei Sheng Bao Jian (hygienic precious minor)

Zhonghua yi shi za zhi = Chinese journal of medical history
C Gong

Abstract

During his life in the army in 1252 - 1261, Luo Tianyi wrote down case records taken from his patients, including soldiers, military officials and their relatives. In addition to infectious diseases such as malaria, dysentery, vomiting and diarrhea and seasonal epidemics, he also treated psychosis, digestive disorders, cold damage, beriberi, coughing and cold in the legs and external diseases such as eye diseases, boils and carbuncles, hernia. The therapeutics he applied included recipes, pills, powders, pastes as well as acu - moxibustion.

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