《张氏家传》
知抚州张徽猷家藏方。
《孔氏家传》
孔参议家藏，号东家方。
《陈防御家传》
湖南陈路钤家藏方。
《吴氏家传》
湖南运干吴兖鲁山家藏方。
《赵氏家传》
江西运干 栩季羽家藏方。
《睢阳王氏家传》
前潭州签判王 伯阳家藏方。
《董氏家传》
知潭州醴陵县董瑛坚老家藏方。
《陶氏家传》
知潭州善化县陶定安世家藏方。
《朱氏家传》
潭州司理参军朱如山季高家藏方。
《班防御方》
京师医官。
《胡氏家传》
长沙士人胡晰然明家藏方。
《朱氏家传》
朱不倚家藏方。
《安师所传方》
建安僧惠安所传方。
相 易忠信 李刚中 丁时发 王 丁安中 刘之才 丘松年 毛彬 郑愈 萧景仁所传方
十一家皆长沙医工或医者之子所传方。
《刘氏家传》
旦先公太中所传并平日手抄之方。
议者曰∶经籍，吾道之筌蹄；方论，医道之筌蹄。然则然矣。使经籍不存，学人无所折衷，安知夫道之渊
源；使方论不着，医者无所夷考，安知夫医之精粗？世有卢、扁、华佗，则处剂意解，妙通于神，何假方论哉？
奈何卢、扁、华佗不世，有求其不迂、不泥、不矜、不诬者盖鲜。士大夫与其委听于庸医之手，曷若因方论求
古人用心，以之卫生济世耶！方论之于世，犹五谷之于日用乎，孰谓士君子耻言之。
揭阳刘公帅荆湘尝命编集古今医书中小儿方剂之说为一书，总四十卷，目曰《幼幼新书》，既成三十八
卷而疾不起。
漕使四明楼公实继其政，乃曰∶前之美不可不成。肆命亟迄其事。因合后二卷为一，复纂历代所述求子
方论为一卷，冠其篇首，阅月而书成。噫！可谓尽矣。（才孺）窃尝闻诸夫子之言曰∶父母生之，续莫大焉。嗣续
之道，人伦之首。诗三百六篇，圣人所取。妇人乐有子， 苜美之；子孙众多，螽斯美之，居然生子，生民美
之；乃生男子，斯干美之。读诗至此，使人三致志焉。求子之论，古人所以着于方书者欤！今公会萃诸家之说，
置诸方论之前，使成书流布家藏，人有真得，夫子与诗人之意者也。抑尝谓∶昔宋莒公因豪雨至水侵蚁穴，
公折竹为桥，以过群蚁。他日有僧谓公曰∶公丰神顿异，如能活数百万命者。夫折竹为桥，一时戏事，蝼
微生，何补于世，而阴为功惠如此。矧是书之传，利及天下后世，则公之 禄荣衍，取必于天，端可执左契也。
绍兴上章敦 岁十一月哉生明左迪功郎新差江陵府司户参军石（才孺）谨序
庚午秋仲，潭帅刘方明以疾不起，仆摄帅事，问诸府人∶公治潭久，凡所兴立，不为苟且计，得无有肇端，
既闲偶未就者？于是以《幼幼新书》来告。索而观之，则古今医家之书，若方与论为婴孺设者，无不毕取包并
总统类聚而条分之。如适通寰，百货具在，如开藏室，群玉灿然。随所宜用，必厌其求。噫！昔好事人得一名
方，椟藏谨守，虽父子誓以不传。方明于此，顾能穷探博取，萃为成书。锓版流通，与世共宝，则其用心亦仁
矣哉！因命趣工以成其美，又集旧传宜子诸方，列系于左为第一通云。
十一月十六日右朝散大夫荆湖南路转运判官权潭州军州事楼 谨跋
《张氏家传》
抚州知州张徽猷家中收藏的医方。
《孔氏家传》
孔参议家中收藏，称为“东家方”。
《陈防御家传》
湖南陈路钤（官职名）家中收藏的医方。
《吴氏家传》
湖南运干（官职名）吴兖鲁山家中收藏的医方。
《赵氏家传》
江西运干栩季羽家中收藏的医方。
《睢阳王氏家传》
前潭州签判王伯阳家中收藏的医方。
《董氏家传》
潭州醴陵县知县董瑛坚老家中收藏的医方。
《陶氏家传》
潭州善化县知县陶定安世家中的医方。
《朱氏家传》
潭州司理参军朱如山季高家中收藏的医方。
《班防御方》
京师（京城）医官所用的方剂。
《胡氏家传》
长沙士人胡晰然明家中收藏的医方。
《朱氏家传》
朱不倚家中收藏的医方。
《安师所传方》
建安僧人惠安所传授的医方。
相易忠信、李刚中、丁时发、王丁安中、刘之才、丘松年、毛彬、郑愈、萧景仁等人所传授的医方。
以上十一家的方子，都是长沙的医生或医生的儿子所传授的。
《刘氏家传》
已故父亲太中所传授的以及平日亲手抄录的医方。
议论的人说：经典书籍，是我们治学之道的工具；方论（医方与论述），是医学之道的工具。话虽然这么说，但如果经典书籍不存在，学者就没有折中判断的标准，怎么知道道的源头呢？如果方论不显明，医生就没有考察的依据，怎么知道医术的精良与粗劣呢？世间如果有卢医、扁鹊、华佗这样的人物，那么他们开处方就能意解其理，妙通神明，哪里还需要借助方论呢？无奈卢、扁、华佗那样的人才不是每代都有，那些追求不迂腐、不固执、不骄傲、不虚假的医生更是少见。士大夫们与其把性命听凭庸医之手，不如通过方论探求古人的用心，以此来保养生命、救济世人啊！方论对于世间，就像五谷对于日常生活一样，谁说士君子会以谈论它为耻呢？
揭阳刘公担任荆湘地区统帅时，曾命令编纂古今医书中关于小儿方剂的学说为一本书，总共四十卷，书名为《幼幼新书》，编成三十八卷时他就因病去世，未能痊愈。
漕使四明楼公接任政务后，说道：“前人的美好事业不能不成全。”于是下令尽快完成此事。因此将最后两卷合并为一卷，又搜集历代所述求子的方论汇编为一卷，放在书的篇首，经过一个月书就编成了。唉！这可以说是尽善尽美了。（才孺）我曾听夫子说过：父母生育子女，延续后代没有比这更大的事了。继承延续的道理，是人伦之首。《诗经》三百零六篇，圣人从中选取了相关内容。《关雎》赞美妇人乐于有子，《螽斯》赞美子孙众多，《斯干》赞美生了男孩，《生民》赞美人类的诞生。读到这些诗句，让人再三致意深思。求子的论述，大概是古人将其记载在医书中的原因吧！现在刘公会聚各家的学说，放置在方论之前，使得这本书能够流传，家家珍藏，人们若有真正的领悟，便符合夫子和诗人的心意了。我又曾说：从前宋莒公因为豪雨导致水侵入蚂蚁穴，他折断竹子做成桥，让群蚁通过。后来有位僧人对他说：“您的风采神态顿时不同，像是救活了数百万条性命的人。”折断竹子做桥，只是一时的戏事，对微小的蝼蚁有什么补益于世呢，但阴德之功惠却如此之大。何况这本书的流传，利益遍及天下后世，那么刘公的福禄荣华，必然从上天那里取得，确实可以像拿着左契（凭证）一样确定无疑。
绍兴年间上章敦牂岁（即绍兴十年，1140年）十一月月初，左迪功郎新差江陵府司户参军石才孺恭敬地写下序言。
庚午年秋季，潭州统帅刘方明因病去世，我代理统帅事务，询问府中人士：“刘公治理潭州很久，凡是他兴办建立的事情，都不做苟且之计，难道有没有开始着手、偶然空闲时尚未完成的吗？”于是有人以《幼幼新书》来告知我。索取来看，发现古今医家的书籍，凡是针对婴幼儿设立的方剂和论述，无不全部采取、包容并总括分类而条理分明。就像通达寰宇，各种货物都具备；又像打开藏室，众玉光彩灿烂。随其所宜使用，必定满足其需求。唉！过去喜欢多事的人得到一个名方，用盒子珍藏谨慎守护，即使父子发誓也不传授。刘方明对此，却能穷尽探究、广泛采集，萃集成为成书。刻板流通，与世人共同珍视，他的用心也是仁爱啊！于是命令催促工匠完成刊刻，又收集旧传适宜求子的各方，排列系于左侧作为第一通卷。
十一月十六日，右朝散大夫荆湖南路转运判官权潭州军州事楼钥恭敬地写下跋文。
*Zhang's Family Collection*
Medical prescriptions collected in the household of Zhang Huiyou, Prefect of Fuzhou.
*Kong's Family Collection*
Collected by Councilor Kong, known as the "Dongjia Formula" (Eastern House Prescription).
*Chen Fangyu's Family Collection*
Medical prescriptions collected by Chen Luling (Military Inspector of Hunan Circuit).
*Wu's Family Collection*
Medical prescriptions collected by Wu Yan, Yun Gan (Transport Commissioner) of Lushan, Hunan.
*Zhao's Family Collection*
Medical prescriptions collected by Xu Jiyu, Yun Gan of Jiangxi.
*Suiyang Wang Family Collection*
Medical prescriptions collected by Wang Boyang, former Qianpan (Assistant Judge) of Tanzhou.
*Dong's Family Collection*
Medical prescriptions collected by Dong Ying Jianlao, Prefect of Liling County, Tanzhou.
*Tao's Family Collection*
Medical prescriptions from the family of Tao Ding'an, Prefect of Shan County, Tanzhou.
*Zhu's Family Collection*
Medical prescriptions collected by Zhu Rushan Jigao, Sili Canjun (Legal Officer) of Tanzhou.
*Ban Fangyu's Formulas*
Prescriptions used by imperial physicians in the capital.
*Hu's Family Collection*
Medical prescriptions collected by Hu Xi, a scholar from Changsha.
*Zhu's Family Collection*
Medical prescriptions collected by Zhu Buyi.
*Formulas Transmitted by Master An*
Prescriptions transmitted by Hui'an, a monk from Jian'an.
Formulas transmitted by Xiang Yizhongxin, Li Gangzhong, Ding Shifa, Wang Ding'an, Liu Zhicai, Qiu Songnian, Mao Bin, Zheng Yu, and Xiao Jingren.
The formulas from these eleven families were all transmitted by medical practitioners or sons of medical practitioners in Changsha.
*Liu's Family Collection*
Prescriptions transmitted by my late father, Taizhong, along with those copied by hand during ordinary times.
Critics say: Classics are the tools for our path of learning; formulas and treatises are the tools for the path of medicine. This is true. However, if classics do not exist, scholars have no standard for judgment, how can they know the origin of the Way? If formulas and treatises are not clear, physicians have no basis for examination, how can they distinguish between refined and crude medical skills? If there were figures like Lu Yi, Bian Que, or Hua Tuo in the world, they would understand prescriptions intuitively and communicate with the divine, what need would they have for formulas and treatises? Alas, such talents as Lu, Bian, and Hua Tuo do not appear every generation, and those who seek to be neither pedantic nor rigid, neither arrogant nor false, are rare. Instead of leaving their lives in the hands of mediocre physicians, why do not scholars explore the intentions of the ancients through formulas and treatises to preserve health and benefit the world? Formulas and treatises in the world are like grain for daily use; who among the gentleman would feel ashamed to speak of them?
When Lord Liu of Jieyang served as commander of Jingxiang, he ordered the compilation of ancient and modern medical texts regarding pediatric prescriptions into a single book, totaling forty volumes, titled *Youyou Xinshu* (New Book for Young Children). Upon completion of thirty-eight volumes, he fell ill and passed away.
Lou Gong, the Transport Commissioner from Siming, succeeded him in administration, saying, "The good work of the predecessor must be completed." He therefore ordered the matter to be expedited. The final two volumes were combined into one, and a volume collecting ancient and modern treatises on seeking offspring was compiled and placed at the beginning of the book. After one month, the book was finished. Ah! It can be said to be perfect. Cai Ru once heard the Master say: "Parents give birth to children; nothing is greater than continuing the lineage." The way of succession is the head of human relations. In the *Classic of Poetry* (Shijing), consisting of 306 poems, the Sage selected relevant ones. *Guan Ju* praises women's joy in having children; *Zhong Si* praises numerous descendants; *Si Gan* praises the birth of a son; *Sheng Min* praises the creation of humankind. Reading these poems makes one reflect deeply. Perhaps this is why the ancients recorded theories on seeking offspring in medical books. Now, Lord Liu has gathered various schools of thought and placed them before the formulas, allowing the book to circulate and be treasured by households. If people gain true understanding, it will align with the intent of the Master and the poets. I also once said: Formerly, Song Jugong, due to heavy rain causing water to invade ant hills, broke bamboo to make bridges for the ants to cross. Later, a monk told him, "Your demeanor has changed instantly, as if you had saved millions of lives." Making a bridge out of bamboo was a trivial act, what benefit could it bring to the tiny creatures, yet the hidden merit was so great. How much more so is the transmission of this book, benefiting the world and future generations? Then Lord Liu's fortune and glory are surely guaranteed by Heaven, just as holding the left half of a tally guarantees payment.
In the eleventh month of the year Dunzang (Shanyou era, 1140 AD), Shi Cai Ru, Left Di Gong Lang and newly appointed Household Administrator of Jiangling Prefecture, respectfully wrote the preface.
In the autumn of the Gengwu year, Liu Fangming, Commander of Tanzhou, died of illness. I assumed command and asked the people of the prefecture: "Lord Liu governed Tanzhou for a long time, and everything he initiated was done without negligence. Were there any projects started but left unfinished due to occasional leisure?" Thus, *Youyou Xinshu* was presented to me. Upon inspection, I found that books from ancient and modern medical experts concerning infants and young children, including both formulas and treatises, were comprehensively collected, categorized, and organized. It was like accessing the entire world, where all goods are present; or opening a treasury, where gems shine brightly. Whatever was needed could be fully satisfied. Ah! In the past, enthusiasts who obtained a famous prescription would hide it carefully in a box, vowing even between father and son not to transmit it. Yet Lord Liu was able to thoroughly investigate and broadly collect, compiling them into a complete book. By having it printed and circulated, sharing it as a treasure with the world, his intention was indeed benevolent! I therefore ordered the craftsmen to hasten its completion and collected old prescriptions suitable for seeking offspring, placing them on the left as the first section.
On the sixteenth day of the eleventh month, Lou Yue, Right Chaosan Dafu, Acting Transport Judge of Jingxi South Road and Acting Military and Civil Governor of Tanzhou, respectfully wrote the postscript.