title: [Theories of medicine in the newly discovered medical book "Hon'po Kagen Hishu" by San'ki Tashiro: basic prescriptions and modified prescriptions].
abstract: While investigating the formation of the Gosei-ha school in Japan by Tashiro San'ki and Manase Dosan, we discovered "Hon'po Kagen Hishu", a heretofore unknown medical book by San'ki Tashiro. A comparison of this work with Sanki's "Wakyokushu" revealed the following points. (1) "Hon'po Kagen Hishu" is a medical book compiled by San'ki Tashiro, and is believed to have been put together after the newly-compiled "Wakyokushu" (1525). (2) The book is roughly divided into two parts: basic prescriptions and modified prescriptions. "Hon'po Kagen Hishu" reveals clearly that San'ki's medical theories form the key theories of these two parts. (3) Many of the basic prescriptions contained in "Hon'po Kagen Hishu" were existing prescriptions used by the Kyokuho-ha School which was popular in Japan at the time. The modified prescriptions conform to the bian zheng pei ji (selection of drug based on the differential diagnosis) theories of the Li-Zhu medical school. (4) Among the 15 prescriptions described in the 'Shobyou Tsuyo no Yakuho' chapter of "Hon'po Kagen Hisku" secret prescriptions from schools of thought including the Nakarai school were discovered, pointing to a connection between San'ki and the Nakarai school.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D001877:Books / Q000266:history*; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000266:history*; D000077406:History of Pharmacy; D049692:History, Early Modern 1451-1600; D007564:Japan; D010686:Philosophy, Medical / Q000266:history*