[Investigation on the life of Wu Jutong, the famous physician of seasonal warm diseases, and his books].
The name of Wu Jutong, a physician of seasonal warm diseases in the Qing dynasty was Tang, another name being Peiheng, and Jutong was his alias. He was born in 1758 and died in 1836 and his native place was now Huai'an city, Jiangsu province. Wen bing tiao bian (Treatise on Differentiation and Treatment of Seasonal Warm Diseases) was not finished in 1798, but 1813, after a hard efforts of 15 years. He compiled a Yi yi bing shu (A book Checking the Defects of Medical Professionals) in 1931 and arranged his medical records as books in 1833 to help latercomers. He not only researched medicine carefully and thoroughly and was brave in innovation, but also was an honest man with high morality. He opposed factions when studying, and had an open mind, collected widely from various schools, and had right attitude towards his own achievements. He was a model, and worthy to study and yearn.
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