(据务本节录,参考世本校改)
(一)
考滇南杨林兰先生者,于滇中所产之灵药百草,无不备极精研,区类辨性,绘为图形,
注为书集。先生著作甚多,残缺无存。其或存者,传写多讹。如《滇南草本》附《医门揽要》
一书,先前未经刊刻,故所存者鲜。延及于今二百余年,犹多遗失,良可慨也。
余家有残篇,奈年远代湮,不无废坏。余长兄暄于癸酉年春,向里人中寻访旧存,互相
校对,亲为抄补,此书乃为之全备。但私之于己,其获益有限,不如公之于世,其为利甚溥
也。
余念及此,因重订之。即捐家藏遗本一部,刊刻流传,俾得者朝夕采览,识见广资,庶
不贻误于医药云。
时光绪丁亥年仲冬月上浣
乡后学 衣冠文物管浚重订、题序并书
(二)
自来药书所载甚是不一,惟我乡先达止庵手着《滇南草本》附《医门揽要》一书,其间
辨药性之周详,明脉理之精微,审见症之确切,附汤方之合宜,种种悉备,有益济世,莫可
名言。医家各置一卷,药石之奉,诚何愧哉!源喜友人管兄所捐藏本,刊刻流传,是以为序。
岁光绪丁亥年仲冬月上浣 乡后学 问渠周源清谨识
(三)
九州所产之药,晰于汉唐,备于宋元,已属无美不臻;即六诏所产《本草纲目》亦载之
悉备,岂待是书出而滇南之草木始着耶!然《纲目》所载者有限,滇南所产者极多,使无人
以表章之,不且湮没未宣乎!
明兰止庵先生研心草木数十年,味其甘辛酸苦,明其温燥凉热,图其柯叶形状,着《滇
南本草》三卷,附着《医门揽要》二卷,于是滇南之一草一木,悉有功于人世,而流传不朽
矣。
务本堂主人王级三、搜罗搜集,丁亥仲冬,乃得管衣冠文物昆季劫灰拨存家藏善本,不吝工
资,重加剞劂。正其帝虎乌焉,厘其条目篇什,越一载而书成。为丐数言,弁诸简端。
予喜其利物济人之心挚,而善其章句字画之辨明,故乐为之序,并识其崖略如此云。
清光绪戊子大雪后五日 点苍 郁堂李文焕撰并书
(根据务本堂版本节录,参考世本进行校勘修改)
(一)
考察滇南杨林兰先生,对于云南地区所产的灵药百草,无不进行极其精细的研究,分类辨别其药性,绘制成图形,并注释编写成书集。先生的著作很多,但大多残缺失传。那些尚存世的,在传抄过程中多有错误。例如《滇南草本》附带《医门揽要》一书,先前未曾刊刻印刷,所以留存下来的很少。延续到现在二百多年,仍然有很多遗失,实在令人感慨。
我家中有残篇,无奈年代久远、代际湮没,难免有废弃损坏之处。我的长兄管暄在癸酉年春天,向乡里人中寻访旧时存留的版本,互相校对,亲自抄写补全,这本书才得以完备。但如果私自藏为己有,获得的益处有限,不如公之于众,那样带来的利益非常广泛。
我考虑到这一点,因此重新修订此书。于是捐出家藏的遗本一部,刊刻流传,使得得到的人早晚都能阅读欣赏,见识广博,希望不至于在医药方面贻误后人。
时光绪丁亥年(1887年)仲冬月(农历十月)上浣(初旬)
乡后进生 衣冠文物管浚 重新修订、题写序言并书写
(二)
自古以来药书中记载的内容很不一致,只有我们乡里的前辈止庵先生手著的《滇南草本》附带《医门揽要》一书,其中辨别药性的周详,阐明脉理的精微,审察症状的确切,附带的汤方适宜,种种方面都具备,有益于救济世人,难以用言语形容。医家各自放置一卷,供奉药石之职,又有什么可惭愧的呢!源喜欢友人管兄所捐赠的藏本,刊刻流传,因此写下这篇序言。
岁光绪丁亥年(1887年)仲冬月(农历十月)上浣(初旬) 乡后进生 问渠周源 恭敬记述
(三)
九州各地所产的药材,在汉唐时期已经清晰,在宋元时期已经完备,可以说已经完美无缺;即使六诏地区所产的药材,《本草纲目》中也记载得十分完备,哪里需要等到这本书出现,滇南的草木才开始著名呢!然而《本草纲目》所载的内容有限,而滇南所产的药材极多,假如没有人来表彰阐述它们,岂不是要埋没而不显扬吗?
明代兰止庵先生潜心研究草木数十年,品味其甘辛酸苦,明辨其温燥凉热,描绘其枝干叶片的形状,撰写了《滇南本草》三卷,附带《医门揽要》二卷,于是滇南的一草一木,都对人世有所贡献,从而流传不朽。
务本堂主人王级三,搜集整理,在丁亥年(1887年)仲冬,才找到管氏家族(衣冠文物)兄弟从劫难灰烬中保存下来的家藏善本,不吝惜工本费用,重新加以雕版印刷。校正其中的文字讹误,厘清条目篇章,过了一年书才完成。为此乞求数言,作为弁言放在书前。
我喜欢他利物济人的诚挚之心,也赞赏他对章句字画的辨析明确,所以乐意为他作序,并记下大概情况如此。
清代光绪戊子年(1888年)大雪后五日 点苍 郁堂李文焕 撰写并书写
(Abridged from the Wuben Tang edition, collated and revised with reference to the Shiben edition)
(I)
Examining Mr. Lan of Yanglin in Southern Yunnan (Dian Nan), he conducted extremely meticulous research on all the spiritual herbs and hundred grasses produced in the Yunnan region. He categorized them, distinguished their properties, drew illustrations, and annotated them into a book collection. Mr. Lan authored many works, but most are fragmented or lost. Those that remain often contain errors due to copying mistakes. For instance, *Dian Nan Ben Cao* (Compendium of Materia Medica of Dian Nan) attached with *Yi Men Lan Yao* (Essentials for Medical Practice), having not been printed previously, had very few copies surviving. Over two hundred years have passed since then, yet much remains lost, which is truly lamentable.
My family possessed some fragments, but due to the passage of time and generational obscurity, they were inevitably damaged or ruined. My eldest brother, Guan Xuan, in the spring of the Guiyou year, sought out old versions among local scholars, cross-referenced them, and personally copied and supplemented the missing parts, thereby making this book complete. However, keeping it private would yield limited benefits; rather, publishing it for the world would bring extensive advantages.
Considering this, I undertook the revision of this work. Thus, I donated a copy of the ancestral manuscript from my home collection for printing and dissemination, so that those who obtain it may read and study it morning and night, broadening their knowledge, hoping thus to avoid errors in medical practice.
Time: Mid-winter month (lunar October) of the early ten days of the Dinghai year of Guangxu [1887]
Junior scholar of the hometown, Guan Jun, wearing official robes and cultural attire, re-edited, wrote the preface, and inscribed the text.
(II)
Historically, records in materia medica vary greatly. Only the work *Dian Nan Ben Cao* (Compendium of Materia Medica of Dian Nan) attached with *Yi Men Lan Yao* (Essentials for Medical Practice), authored by our late fellow townsman and senior scholar Zhi'an, stands out. Its detailed differentiation of herb properties, elucidation of subtle pulse principles, accurate diagnosis of symptoms, and appropriate inclusion of decoction formulas are comprehensive. Its benefit to saving the world is beyond words. Every physician should keep a volume; in serving the people with medicine, what shame could there be? Yuan rejoiced at the donation of the collected edition by his friend Brother Guan, and thus had it printed and circulated. Therefore, I write this preface.
Year: Mid-winter month (lunar October) of the early ten days of the Dinghai year of Guangxu [1887]
Junior scholar of the hometown, Wen Qu Zhou Yuan, respectfully recorded.
(III)
The medicinal products of the Nine Provinces were clarified during the Han and Tang dynasties and became complete in the Song and Yuan dynasties, achieving perfection. Even the materials from the Six Zhao regions recorded in *Ben Cao Gang Mu* (Compendium of Materia Medica) are fully documented. Why wait for this book to appear before the flora of Southern Yunnan becomes renowned? However, the contents of *Ben Cao Gang Mu* are limited, whereas the medicinal plants produced in Southern Yunnan are numerous. If no one were to highlight and elaborate upon them, would they not remain obscure and unpublicized?
Mr. Lan Zhi'an of the Ming Dynasty devoted decades to studying herbs, tasting their sweet, sour, bitter, and pungent flavors, distinguishing their warm, dry, cool, and hot properties, and illustrating the shapes of their branches and leaves. He authored three volumes of *Dian Nan Ben Cao* (Compendium of Materia Medica of Dian Nan) and attached two volumes of *Yi Men Lan Yao* (Essentials for Medical Practice). Thus, every herb and tree in Southern Yunnan contributes to human welfare and achieves immortality through transmission.
Wang Jisan, Master of Wuben Hall, collected and compiled these texts. In the mid-winter of the Dinghai year [1887], he finally obtained a good edition preserved by the Guan brothers (of the "Official Robes and Cultural Attire" lineage) from the ashes of disaster. Not sparing the costs, he re-engraved the blocks. He corrected textual errors, organized the chapters and sections, and after one year, the book was completed. Requesting a few words to serve as a foreword, I am pleased by his sincere intention to benefit things and save people, and appreciate his clear distinction of syntax and calligraphy. Therefore, I willingly write this preface and record the outline as follows.
Five days after Major Snow in the Wuzi year of Guangxu [1888], Li Wenhuan of Diantang, Diancang, composed and inscribed.