Shandong Renowned Pediatrician ZHANG Luan and Value of His Poems on Pediatrics
Poems on Pediatrics,written by ZHANG Luan in the Qing Dynasty,is characterized by poems on children's diseases.This paper gave a detailed account of ZHANG Luan's life and works,and found out that Poems on Pediatrics was written between 1750 and 1764,and analyzed the common ancestor of the existing Qingshantang codex,Jishan-tang codex and the Qing codex collected in Zibo City Library.In terms of treatment of throat and larynx ailments,ZHANG Luan put forward the diag-nosis and treatment viewpoint of focusing on the lower body to treat upper disorders,summarized as three therapeutic methods of taking away firewood from under cauldron,guiding dragon into sea,and returning fire to its origin.In terms of acute convulsions,ZHANG Luan pointed out that the core pathogenesis of acute convulsions in children is pathogenic heat,and reducing heat should be the priority in the treatment.In terms of children's pulse diagnosis,ZHANG Luan advocated that the strength of the pulse should be used to judge children's deficiency,excess,cold and heat according to the characteristics of children who cry often.In terms of critical syndrome,ZHANG Luan analyzed the relationship between children's critical syndrome and Zangfu organs in the form of"Fu".Finally,this paper discussed the communication value of this book from three aspects:charming poems,simple and easy to read,and guiding the later scholars.
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