Appreciation of One Prescription by Jin Zijiu (金子久)

Abstract

Jin Zijiu (金子久), taught by his father Jin Zhishi (金芝石), is a famous doctor in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republican period (1840–1928). With remarkable medical skills and high medical ethics, Jin Zijiu has lots of students and is especially good at treating warm diseases. By analyzing one prescription of Jin Zijiu preserved in Shanghai Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine (上海中医药博物馆), this article explains his academic thought and clinical experience and shows his superb literary and artistic accomplishment.