古之时，庸医杀人。今之时，庸医不杀人亦不活人，使其人在不死不活之间，其病日深，
而
则效速；倍则浓，浓则力深。今日之用药者，大抵杂泛而均停，既见之不明，而又治之不勇，
病所以不能愈也。
予友傅青主先生，学问渊博，精实纯萃，而又隐于医。手着《女科》一卷、《小儿科》
一卷
之因
昔陆宣公晚年居家，尤留心于医，闻有秘方，必手自抄录。范文正公尝曰∶“吾不能为
良相
心之
考《唐书》许允宗言∶“古之上医，惟是别脉，脉既精别，然后识病。夫病之与药，有
正相
情臆
假令一药，偶然当病，他药相制，气势不行，所以难差（瘥），谅由于是。”是集精于方药，
理明词简，即令不知医之人读之，亦了如指掌，诚医林不可不有之书。而先生着书之心，亦
犹陆、范二公之心，其意之切于救人者，岂有异欤？是为序。
康熙癸丑仲秋东吴顾炎武拜序
以鼻之上、眼之间辨之。色红者，心热也；红筋横、直现于山根〔者〕，皆心热也。色
紫者
上行
泻。
大人看脉于寸、关、尺，小儿不然，但看其数不数而已。数甚则热，不甚则寒也。数之
中浮
此而
小儿虎口风、气、命三关，紫属热，红属寒，青属惊风，白属疳。风关为轻，气关为重，
若至命关，则难治矣。
In ancient times, incompetent physicians killed patients. In modern times, incompetent physicians neither kill nor save patients; they leave the sick in a state between life and death, causing their illness to deepen daily, while (the treatment) yields slow results; doubling the dosage makes the decoction thick, and when thick, the medicinal power penetrates deeply. Physicians of today generally prescribe remedies that are miscellaneous, vague, and evenly balanced; lacking clear diagnosis and decisive treatment, thus the disease cannot be cured.
My friend, Mr. Fu Qingzhu, is profound in learning, precise and pure in essence, and practices medicine in seclusion. He personally authored one volume of *Nüke* (Gynecology) and one volume of *Xiao'erke* (Pediatrics)... [regarding] the reason.
In the past, Lu Xuan Gong, in his later years at home, paid special attention to medicine. Upon hearing of secret prescriptions, he would certainly copy them by hand. Fan Wenzheng Gong once said: "I cannot serve as a capable prime minister..." Heart's...
Examining the *Book of Tang*, Xu Yongzong stated: "The superior physicians of antiquity merely differentiated the pulse. Once the pulse was finely differentiated, then the disease could be recognized. Disease and medicine have... emotional speculation...
Suppose a single herb happens to match the disease, but other herbs restrain it, causing the vital energy to fail to circulate; therefore, it is difficult to recover (chài), likely due to this." This collection excels in formulas and herbs, with clear principles and concise language. Even those who do not understand medicine can grasp it clearly upon reading; it is indeed an indispensable book in the medical forest. The intention behind Mr. Fu's writing is similar to that of Lords Lu and Fan; his earnest desire to save people, is there any difference? This is the preface.
In the mid-autumn of the Gui Chou year of the Kangxi reign, Gu Yanwu from Dongwu bows to write the preface.
Differentiation is made through the area above the nose and between the eyes. A red color indicates Heart Heat; horizontal or vertical red veins appearing at the Shangen [root of the nose] also indicate Heart Heat. A purple color... ascends... purges.
For adults, pulse diagnosis is performed at the Cun, Guan, and Chi positions. For children, this is not the case; one only observes whether the pulse frequency is rapid or not. A very rapid pulse indicates Heat, while a less rapid pulse indicates Cold. Among the rapid pulses... floating...
Regarding the Wind, Qi, and Life Three Passes on the tiger's mouth of children: purple belongs to Heat, red to Cold, green/grey to Convulsive Wind, and white to Gji Accumulation (Infantile Malnutrition). The Wind Pass indicates mildness, the Qi Pass indicates severity, and if it reaches the Life Pass, it becomes difficult to treat.