title: [Research on Huiji Fenlei Linzheng Fangan-a manuscript in modern times].
abstract: Compiled at the end of the 19(th) century and the beginning of the 20(th) century, Fenlei Linzheng Fangan has 48 volumns. FU Si-gong (lived in Nanhui District, Shanghai), the writer, is from a family with generations of doctors. Transcribing medical records of famous doctors and secret books handed down in his family, he devoted decades in compiling the book. This book includes 52 categories according to diseases and symptoms. Every category began with a case report, followed by ancient prescriptions, experiential prescriptions, elaboration on symptoms and pathogenesis, the treatment principle and was combined with an explanation on herbal properties. Working on collating the book has not been finished yet and further work will be needed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Literature Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
authors.forename: Yin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li