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三才圖會(六十)

Sancai Tuhui (Vol. 60)

三才圖會(六十)

王圻, 王思義

Chinese

1609

76 pages

Medicine Chinese Classics Art Illustrated Herbalism Chinese Medicine Natural Philosophy East Asia

First Translation

No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.

The Sancai Tuhui is a massive 106-volume encyclopedia from the Ming Dynasty. While it is a foundational source for Sinological research and is frequently cited or excerpted in scholarly works (such as those found in search results like 'Imagining Chinese Medicine' or 'The Foreign Devil'), no complete English translation of the entire work or this specific volume (Juan 60, which covers medical diagrams of the human body) exists. The work's immense scale has precluded a full translation, and existing English-language material consists only of academic analysis and isolated excerpts.

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Step into a Ming Dynasty medical theater where the skin serves as a vivid map of internal health. This illustrated manual reveals how ancient masters decoded lethal 'Red Threads' and 'nail-sores' using woodcut diagnostics and herbal mastery to stop toxins before they reached the heart.

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Major Themes

Traditional Chinese Medicine33pdermatology32pSancai Tuhui30p三才圖會20pAngelica and Forsythia Powder15p當歸連翹散14pMing Dynasty medicine13p

acupuncturep. 18, p. 22

acupuncture pointsp. 12, p. 13

Astragalusp. 7, p. 44, p. 48, p. 64

back-erupting carbunclesp. 5, p. 6, p. 7

Black Furunclep. 39, p. 40

Blue Furunclep. 33, p. 34

boilsp. 14, p. 31

Bone-Groove Windp. 55, p. 56

Calomelp. 30, p. 50, p. 54, p. 55

Carbunclep. 20, p. 43

carbunclesp. 2, p. 7, p. 9, p. 64

Cold Furunclep. 43, p. 44

Cooling Medicinep. 60, p. 61

Cutaneous Ulcersp. 75, p. 76

damp-heatp. 49, p. 57, p. 75

Dental Cankerp. 69, p. 70

Dental Cankersp. 69, p. 70

Detoxification Powderp. 16, p. 17

diagnostic illustrationp. 15, p. 23, p. 43, p. 71

Ear Itchingp. 54, p. 55

Evil Windp. 42, p. 66

external medicinep. 5, p. 7, p. 19, p. 20, p. 44

Fire-boilsp. 65, p. 66

Fire-Red soresp. 15, p. 16, p. 17

Frankincensep. 6, p. 12, p. 22, p. 26, p. 56, p. 58

Frankincense and Astragalus Powderp. 16, p. 20, p. 32, p. 38, p. 39, p. 68

furunclesp. 31, p. 32

ganp. 46, p. 47

Hand Yang Brightness meridianp. 10, p. 11

Heart Firep. 35, p. 36, p. 37, p. 72

Heart Meridianp. 62, p. 66

inguinal abscessp. 57, p. 58

internal organsp. 24, p. 30, p. 31, p. 64, p. 74

internal treatmentp. 36, p. 37

Kan-waterp. 34, p. 58

Kidney deficiencyp. 50, p. 54, p. 55

Kidney Qip. 46, p. 47

Li-firep. 34, p. 58

Luolip. 51, p. 52

lymphangitisp. 17, p. 18, p. 19

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Illustrations31

Woodcut portrait of a seated man in traditional Chinese scholar's robes and cap.

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Woodcut illustration of a man with skin lesions, likely from a Chinese medical text.

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Woodcut illustration of a seated man with markings on his body, likely representing acupuncture points or symptoms of a medical condition.

woodcut

Woodcut portrait of a seated man in traditional Chinese attire, likely from a medical text.

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Woodcut illustration of a seated man in traditional Chinese dress, likely from a medical text, with a title in Chinese characters.

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Traditional Chinese woodcut illustration of a male figure for medical purposes.

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Woodcut illustration of a man seated on a bench, examining a condition on his arm.

woodcut

Woodcut portrait of a seated man in traditional Chinese scholar's attire.

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