丹溪弟子,博学精医。洪武中征为太医院使,眼界无人,及荐蒋用文入院,会谈,大喜曰∶
吾儒而为医,兹来共昌吾道,乃国家民命之大幸也。所着有《订证丹溪金匮勾玄》三卷,《证治要
法》、《证治类方》若干卷行世。
吴郡人,有学不仕,资师于原礼,留心于医药,不以势利,郡守往访,避之而弗见。
名寅,姑苏吴县人。少习举业,弗利,遂攻医。受业浓礼,得秘传,治病奇效,医名大振,
永乐征为太医院御医。太宗召入宫诊母后,奏六脉离经,将近分解,果得一太子,嘉迁太医院使。
名武生,句容人。少明敏,及长博览经籍,精医学而造其妙,治疗异效,名著四方。事母至
孝。永乐间迁太医院判。仁宗皇帝问保和之要,对曰∶在养正气,正气旺,邪气无由而入,是亦
王道之说也。所着有《治效方书》。
字宗浓,关中人,博览群书,尤精医学。父受业于丹溪之门,及纯医名大着。所纂《伤寒治
例》、《玉机微义》、《医经国小》行世。
名渊,丹徒人,家世业医,受渊尤精,永乐间征为太医院使。
字诚庄,吴郡人,聪明好学,善医方。洪武中,肃王疾,召诊。问知平日嗜乳酪,只烹浓茶
饮之而愈。王问,对曰∶茶能涤膈中之腻故也。王神其术,遂奏授本府良医云。
太祖高皇帝子,封宁献王,幼性敏颖,有过人之资,博涉经史,诸子百氏之书,无不该览,
过目辄解奥旨,而各造其妙。诚哉,宗室之白眉也。尤以生物为心,独精于医方,尝谓∶人与物
均禀化于大君,荣悴之理则一。人之有身也,七情交激于内,六淫相荡于外,而疾生焉。苟不济
以医药,则犹颠危而不知扶持也,其
可乎哉!所着《活人心方》、《乾坤生意》、《肘后》等方行于世。
The disciple of Danxi (Zhu Zhenheng), who was erudite and proficient in medicine. During the Hongwu reign, he was conscripted as the Director of the Imperial Medical Bureau. He was arrogant and looked down upon others. However, after recommending Jiang Yongwen to enter the bureau, they had a conversation, and he said with great joy: "As a Confucian scholar engaging in medicine, coming together now to promote our Way is a great fortune for the nation and the people's lives." His works, including *Ding Zheng Danxi Jin Gui Gou Xuan* (Revised Evidence of Danxi's Golden Cabinet) in three volumes, along with *Zheng Zhi Yao Fa* (Essential Methods of Diagnosis and Treatment) and *Zheng Zhi Lei Fang* (Classified Formulas for Diagnosis and Treatment) in several volumes, were circulated in the world.
A native of Wu Commandery, he possessed learning but did not seek official office. He studied under Yuan Li, paid close attention to medicine and pharmacy, and did not pursue power or profit. When the Prefect visited him, he avoided meeting him.
Named Yin, he was from Wu County in Suzhou. In his youth, he studied for the civil service examinations but failed, so he turned to medicine. He received secret transmissions from Nongli (likely referring to a specific master, textually ambiguous), achieved miraculous effects in treating diseases, and his medical reputation became widely known. During the Yongle reign, he was conscripted as an Imperial Physician of the Imperial Medical Bureau. Emperor Taizong summoned him to the palace to treat the Empress Dowager. He reported that her six pulses were deviating from the normal course (Liu Mai Li Jing), indicating she was near death. Indeed, a Crown Prince was born subsequently, and he was promoted to Director of the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Named Wusheng, he was from Jurong. In his youth, he was bright and quick-witted; as he grew up, he read extensively through classics and books, mastering medicine to its subtleties, producing extraordinary therapeutic effects, and gaining fame throughout the four quarters of the realm. He was extremely filial to his mother. During the Yongle reign, he was promoted to Vice Director of the Imperial Medical Bureau. When Emperor Renzong asked about the essentials of preserving harmony (Bao He), he replied: "It lies in nourishing the Righteous Qi (Zheng Qi). When Righteous Qi is robust, pathogenic factors have no way to enter; this is also the theory of the Kingly Way." His work *Zhi Xiao Fang Shu* (Book of Effective Formulas) was circulated.
Courtesy name Zongnong, he was from Guanzhong. He read widely, especially excelling in medicine. His father studied under the school of Danxi. By the time Chun (the subject) practiced medicine, his fame was well established. The texts he compiled, including *Shang Han Zhi Li* (Principles of Treating Cold Damage), *Yu Ji Wei Yi* (Subtle Meanings of the Jade Machine), and *Yi Jing Guo Xiao* (Small National Classics of Medicine), were circulated.
Named Yuan, he was from Dantu. His family had been engaged in medicine for generations; he was particularly proficient. During the Yongle reign, he was conscripted as the Director of the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Courtesy name Chengzhuang, he was from Wu Commandery. He was smart, fond of learning, and skilled in medical formulas. During the Hongwu reign, when Prince Su fell ill, he was summoned to diagnose him. Learning that the Prince usually enjoyed drinking milk and cheese, he simply boiled strong tea for him to drink, which cured the illness. When the Prince asked for the reason, he replied: "Tea can cleanse the grease in the chest and diaphragm." The Prince marveled at his skill and thus memorialized the court to appoint him as a Good Physician of the local prefecture.
The son of Emperor Taizu Gao Huangdi, titled Prince Ningxian. In his youth, he was intelligent and possessed exceptional talent. He broadly studied classics, history, and the writings of the Hundred Schools of Thought, comprehending them all. He could grasp profound meanings after just one glance and reach their subtleties in each field. Truly, he was the outstanding figure among the imperial clan. He especially held compassion for living beings and excelled uniquely in medical formulas. He once said: "Humans and all things equally receive transformation from the Great Sovereign (Heaven); the principles of flourishing and withering are the same. Humans possess bodies where the Seven Emotions (Qi Qing) agitate internally, and the Six Pathogenic Factors (Liu Yin) clash externally, giving rise to disease. If one does not aid with medicine and pharmacy, it would be like falling into danger without support. How could this be acceptable!" His works, including *Huo Ren Xin Fang* (Formulas to Awaken the Human Heart), *Qian Kun Sheng Yi* (Life-Generating Intentions of Heaven and Earth), and *Zhou Hou* (Handbook Behind the Elbow), etc., were circulated in the world.