《Medical Forest Reform》

Japanese: 《医林改錯》 - いりんかいさく
《Medical Forest Reform》

…Although he made many clinical contributions, he is better known for his anatomy and physiological theories. He often went to the execution grounds to observe the organs of the corpses, and in 1830 (the 10th year of the Daoguang era) he wrote two volumes of “Irin Kaisaku” (Medical Treatment of the Dead), in which he pointed out errors in the conventional theories of organs, such as the Xinbaoluo theory and the Mingmen theory, and presented a new theory. Although it still contains errors when viewed from a modern perspective, it is certainly an advancement in the history of Chinese medicine. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Irin Kaisaku" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…臨床面でも多くの貢献があったが,むしろ解剖ないし生理学説によって知られている。かれはしばしば刑場に赴いて死体の臓器を観察し,1830年(道光10)に《医林改錯》2巻を著して,心包絡とか命門説など,従来の臓腑説に誤りのあることを指摘し,新しい説を提出した。それは現在からみるとまだ誤りがあるが,中国医学史上の一つの進歩であることは確かである。…

※「《医林改錯》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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