As a "medical sage", Wan Mizhai had the ancient saying that "Wan Mizhai's prescription is Li Shizhen's medicine". Later, he was sentenced by Chu Palace and Royal Hospital. After his death, the Ming court named him "Wen Linlang".
Li Shizhen's Academic Thought
Li Shizhen attaches great importance to clinic, respects Zhang, re-distinguishes diseases and syndromes, strictly legislates and uses drugs rationally. In the treatment, it is more effective to modify the ancient prescription, or formulate a new prescription, or use a folk prescription.
Li Shizhen's academic thoughts and research methods are very distinctive. Under the new historical conditions, according to his practical experience, he improved the ancient scientific methods and accumulated new scientific research experience. Li Shizhen successfully used the methods of observation and experiment, comparison and classification, analysis and synthesis, critical inheritance and historical textual research.