title: [Further investigation on Second Volume of Essay on Simple Recipe and Pulsology (SESR) and Wang's Simple Recipes (WSR)].
abstract: There are 2 extant editions of SESR, written in Chunyou Jiachen (1244) reign. In the facsimile copy of Song manuscript recorded in Kojima's Records of Investigating Ancient Classics which was brought by Yang Shoujing and is now collected in the Library of Palace Museum in Taipei. There is also a facsimile copy of Song dynasty postscribed by Taki Genkan now collected in Library of Relics and Naturalist Academy of National Imperial Secretariat in Japan. The book is written in one volume, dealing first with four diagnostic methods, followed by drug and therapy and compounding of recipes and "processing" of drugs, thus forming a complete system. The WSR included in Classified Collection of Recipes is not the Essay on Pulsology, neither WANG Shou's Simple Recipes, but Yi jian gui yi (Unity of Simplicity and Easiness) by XU Ruoxu of Yuzhang, Jiangxi of Yuan dynasty, being an epitomized work of all physicians of Yongjia medical schools with only 3 pieces of incomplete papers remained.
authors.affiliation: Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College, Wen zhou 325027.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lui
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003933:Diagnosis; D049691:History, Medieval; D008373:Manuscripts as Topic / Q000266:history*; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000266:history*
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations