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A medical book from the Western Jin Dynasty (265-316) in China. Written by Wang Shuhe, who is considered the founder of diagnostic science centered on pulse diagnosis, this 10-volume work is the oldest surviving Chinese book on pulse diagnosis. Its contents include a compilation of quotes from classic medical books such as "Su Wen" and "Shanghan Lun" on the various pulse diagnosis methods that had been used in China up until that point, as well as the author's own unique views. It defines over 20 types of pulse as standards, and also clarifies the relationship between the areas where the pulse is diagnosed and the internal organs. It has had a major impact as a basic reference on pulse diagnosis.

[Yamamoto Noriko]

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中国、西晋(せいしん)（265～316）時代の医学書。診脈を中心とする診断学の元祖とされる王叔和(おうしゅくか)の撰(せん)、全10巻。現存する中国最古の診脈書である。内容的には、それまで中国で行われてきたさまざまな診脈法を、『素問』『傷寒論』などの古典医書から引用、集大成したほか、撰者独自の見解も述べられている。20種余の脈を基準と定め、診脈部位と内臓器官の関係も明らかにされている。診脈の基本文献として大きな影響を与えた。

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