title: [Research on origin and development of "Zhang Yi Tie", a celebrated physician of Xin'an].
abstract: The "Xin' an Medicine", beginning from Jin - Tang and flourished in Ming - Qing periods, occupied a significant position in the history of TCM. A detailed textual and research on the origin and development of "Zhang Yi Tie" of Dingtan, She Country, Huizhou, a representative medical family of Xin' an clinical physician, is made here. Maintaining that the title of "Zhang Yi Tie" began in Jiajing reign of the Ming dynasty, was applied until now. In the period of over 450 years of 15 generations successive ages, Zhang was conversant with acute febrile diseases, intractable miscellaneous disease of internal medicine, with the "powdered medicine" inherited. The clinical characteristics of all generation of Zhang were explored, holding that regional medical schools, representative medical families are one of the important constructive forms in the developmental process of TCM.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D049692:History, Early Modern 1451-1600; D049691:History, Medieval; D049711:History, Modern 1601-; D008511:Medicine; D010820:Physicians / Q000266:history*