A Study Of One Hundred Questions Of Gynecology

The ancient Chinese medicine has a splendid development process,and the Song Dynasty is an important period for the development of Chinese medicine.The Song Dynasty created a variety of favorable conditions for the development of medicine,obstetrics and gynecology made a series of achievements,and books on obstetrics and gynecology emerged one after another,One Hundred Questions of Gynecology was one of the representative works of obstetrics and gynecology in this period.One Hundred Questions of Gynecology is authored by Qi Zhongfu,a medical officer in the Song Dynasty.This book uses question-and-answer style to describe the diagnosis and treatment of common gynecological diseases,the content is concise and contains theories and prescriptions,this book is a comprehensive gynecology literature.Due to lack of relevant historical materials,it is difficult for us to know exactly the birth and death time of Qi Zhongfu,we also have no idea about his life story.The earliest extant version of One Hundred Questions of Gynecology is the Ming Dynasty version,and there are also various versions in Qing Dynasty and modern times.This book absorbs the medical essence of the predecessors,and also provides a useful reference for later generations,reflecting the relationship between the inheritance and development of medical science.There are three main causes of gynecology mentioned in One Hundred Questions of Gynecology,which are the evil of wind-coldness,emotional dissatisfaction,and overwork.The cause of the disease is closely related to the natural environment and social environment,Qi Zhongfu’s emphasis on wind-cooling may be related to the climate of his time,emotional factors and fatigue factors may be related to negative factors in the life environment of women in the Song Dynasty.One Hundred Questions of Gynecology contains a wealth of prescriptions,and one disease corresponds to several prescriptions.Prescriptions come from a wide range of sources,including the effective prescriptions before and during the Song Dynasty,as well as the prescriptions first seen in this book.The dosage forms include decoction,pill,powder,pellet and a small amount of other dosage forms,with detailed production and use instructions.Guiding medicine is frequently used,has certain characteristics and rules,which provides assistance for prescriptions.Qi Zhongfu’s medical thoughts in One Hundred Questions of Gynecology can be divided into two sections,his medical academic thoughts reflect his excellent medical skill,his medical humanistic thoughts show his noble medical ethics.Medical thought is always in line with the development of the times,to some extent,Qi Zhongfu’s medical thought highlights some characteristics of medicine in the Song Dynasty:from the perspective of medical development,maturity and simplicity interact;from the perspective of medical population,ideals and difficulties coexist.