The words "repair" and "combination" are not uncommon in the entries of classic medical books. The earliest monograph on pharmacy in China, Lei Jian in the Southern and Northern Dynasties recorded the word "repairing things" in "A Discussion on the Class of Bao Gong Shao" (here, repairing things means processing).
In the Tang Dynasty, Sun Simiao wrote "Harmony" in "Thousand Women Volume I", "All kinds of grasses, stones, insects and beasts are combined with medicine to increase the number of water and kill them. The combination and processing methods of drugs are also introduced in detail. The words "show" and "harmony" do not appear at the same time, but they have similar meanings and are all related to processing.
It is not difficult to understand the literal meaning of "no one has seen the combination, but they are interested in knowing it": without supervision and others' knowledge, whether Chinese herbal medicines are authentic, whether they are weighed well and whether they are made according to ancient times depends entirely on consciousness in the processing of Chinese patent medicines. Although no one else is present, "God" knows, so don't go against your conscience, forget your interests and cut corners. This is a simple and intuitive interpretation of the folk "people are doing things and the sky is watching".
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The Theory of Lei Gong Baking is three volumes, written by Liu Song Lei Biao in the Southern and Northern Dynasties in the 5th century. Classical works of ancient Chinese medicine. This book is the earliest monograph on the processing of traditional Chinese medicine in China, including 300 kinds of drugs. Each drug first describes the characteristics of medicinal materials and the main differences from confusing varieties, which is an important document in the identification of traditional Chinese medicine. Lei Gong Zhi Lun is also the earliest pharmaceutical monograph in China.
Qian Jin Fang Yao, also known as Qian Jin Yao Fang and Qian Jin Fang, is one of the classic works of ancient Chinese medicine, written by Sun Simiao, with a total of 30 volumes. It is a comprehensive clinical medical work and is known as the earliest clinical encyclopedia in China. Written by Sun Simiao in the Tang Dynasty, written in the third year of Yonghui (652). This book is a collection of experience in diagnosis and treatment before the Tang Dynasty, which has a great influence on later physicians.
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Baidu Encyclopedia —— On Lei Gong's Roast