A Study on Su Shi’s Connection with Medicine Centered on “Su Shen Liang Fang”

Abstract

Su Shi was a representative figure of Meizhou, Sichuan Province. Throughout his life, he made many friends and had interactions with many medical practitioners. He was fond of traditional Chinese medicine and was proficient in health preservation. He had unique insights in the field of medicine. “Su Shen Liang Fang”, compiled by an anonymous person from the prescriptions collected by Su Shi and Shen Kuo, contains Su Shi’s main medical-related literature and plays an irreplaceable role in the prevention and treatment of diseases in traditional Chinese medicine. This article mainly focuses on “Su Shen Liang Fang” and preliminarily explores some of Su Shi’s insights in medicine from aspects such as traditional Chinese medicine, health preservation, elixirs, and disease prevention and treatment.