[Textual research on Lu You's poet on diseases during his trip to Nanchang].
By combining textual research on Bing Zhong Zuo (Poet Composed When Falling Ill) in Lu You's Jiannan shigao (Jiannan's Poetry Anthology), with other related historical materials, the geographical and climatic features of Nanchang area in the Southern Song Dynasty and epidemo1ogical characteristics of common diseases such as rheumatism, gastro-enteropathy and pulmonary diseases et al. thus happened can be clearly understood. It reflects the customs of the belief on witchery in medical treatment and the low medical level in Nanchang at that time. Meanwhile, it also reflects Lu You's optimistic attitude on his illness and his quiet, simple and open-minded idea of keeping fit.
Ye
Ming-Hua
MH
Jiangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330006.
D002681:China; D003469:Culture; D006801:Humans