先考亭立公一生乐善，不幸中年弃世，垂没嘱峻曰∶“吾家世代种德，汝当善承先志。”
峻泣而志之不敢忘尔。时终天悲痛，急患失血，几危！逾年稍愈，母氏许谕峻曰∶“汝犯此
症，功名之念已矣。吾见汝自幼好辑方书，不如留意岐黄，一可以养生，一可以济世，庶不
负先人好善之嘱也。”峻遂矢志医业，所夕不怠。一闻灵验奇方，必重礼购求；或遇急病即
对症试之。其有效者，辑选择焉。如是十有余年，积集约八百余方。癸未春，旧患复发，迄
今三载，病势日增。峻已自料不起矣，将欲为善后计，而藐兹孤儿，襁褓未离，尝闻积德可
以贻后而善。书中惟舍药施方，最为切要。幸得友人徐芸兄，素存与善之心，去后刊刻《阴
注证》、《并微今铎》二书行世，而举业之余亦尝旁及小道，爰同心遍采神方，汇集成编，
今夏方得脱稿。而峻旧患大作，命在须臾，但是编积十年之辛勤，志欲公世，岂可不终厥事
。因促梓人速竣其工，兼托世伯沈子翁暨世兄遂公，代为广施劝布，流传海内，峻在九泉，
亦可借以瞑目也。
康熙丁亥夏月吴兴钱峻青抡自序
余闻之∶古人君子，出则为良相，处则为良医。又曰∶“一介之士，苟存心于利物，于
人必有所济。”嗟乎！良相其难矣，良医岂易？易哉！夫羲农肇技于黄轩、扁卢；精能于白
发、膏肓、督任之中，神其术而为良者，青年朱李由此选也。余不敏，少所指授，弗能为良
医。窃意济人利物之事，随可行。居当与四方君子咨诹药石，又尝周历吴越诸邦所在，延访
古先名手，医方若干，汇为一册。试之辄效，用之通神，私窃自喜，藉此可以利物济人矣。
比年秋，谋付梓人，流之于世。适新安俞君晓园重刻《经验丹方类编》。余既重乐此书之大
有利济于人物也。余正重乐此书之适相浃恰于鄙里也。爰拣生平编集奇方一册，附刊于后。
夫故未敢妄附于为良之列，亦用自托于一介存心之意云尔。
乾隆十七年壬申秋九日金溪周郎
鹤仙氏谨书于金陵光霁书室
先父钱亭立公一生乐善好施，不幸在中年去世。临终前嘱咐我说：“我家世代积德行善，你应当好好继承先人的遗志。”我哭着记在心里，不敢忘记。当时我正处于丧父的巨大悲痛中，又急患失血症，几乎危及生命！过了一年才稍微好转，母亲许氏告诫我说：“你犯了这种病，追求功名利禄的念头可以打消了。我看你从小喜欢编辑医书，不如留心岐黄之术（中医），既可以用来养生，又可以用来济世救人，这样才不辜负先人好善的嘱托。”于是我立志从事医学事业，日夜不敢懈怠。一听到灵验奇妙的药方，必定用厚礼去求购；或者遇到急病就对症尝试使用。那些有效的，就编辑选择收录。像这样十多年，积累的药方大约有八百多个。癸未年春天，旧病复发，到现在三年，病情日益加重。我已经自己预料到无法痊愈了，打算为身后事做安排，但想到我那年幼的孤儿，还在襁褓之中未曾离开怀抱，曾听说积德可以留给后代，而善行中只有舍药施方最为切要。幸好有友人徐芸兄，一向存有向善之心，去世后刊刻《阴注证》、《并微今铎》两本书流传于世，而在科举学业之余也曾旁及医术小道，于是我们同心协力广泛采集神效药方，汇集成编，今年夏天才脱稿。而我的旧病突然大作，命在旦夕，但是这部书积累了十年的辛勤劳动，志向是想让它公之于众，怎么能不完成这件事呢？于是催促刻工迅速完成工作，同时委托世伯沈子翁和世兄遂公，代为广泛施赠劝布，流传海内，我在九泉之下，也可以借此闭目安息了。
康熙丁亥年夏季吴兴钱峻青抡自序
我听说：古代的君子，出仕做官就是好的宰相，退隐在家就是好的医生。又说：“一个普通士人，如果存心于利益万物，对人一定有所救济。”唉！好的宰相很难得，好的医生难道容易吗？其实很容易啊！自从伏羲、神农在黄帝时代开创技艺，扁鹊、卢医精通于白发、膏肓、督脉、任脉等经络穴位，使他们的医术神奇并成为良医，青年朱李等人由此被选拔出来。我不聪敏，年少时没有受到指点，不能成为良医。私下认为救人行善的事，随时都可以做。居家时与四方君子咨询探讨药物疗法，又曾经周游吴越各地，寻访古代名医高手，收集医方若干，汇编成一册。试用往往有效，运用通神，私下暗自欢喜，借此可以利益万物、救济世人了。到了今年秋天，谋划交给刻工，流传于世。恰逢新安俞晓园先生重刻《经验丹方类编》。我既高兴这本书对人物大有利济，也高兴这本书恰好与我乡里相契合。于是挑选生平编辑收集的奇方一册，附刊在后面。虽然不敢妄自附属于良医之列，也是用以寄托作为一个普通士人存心向善的意思罢了。
乾隆十七年壬申年秋季九月金溪周郎鹤仙氏谨书于金陵光霁书室
My late father, Mr. Tingli Qian, was devoted to benevolence throughout his life. Unfortunately, he passed away in mid-life. On his deathbed, he instructed me: "Our family has accumulated virtue for generations; you must faithfully inherit our ancestors' aspirations." I wept and committed this to memory, daring not forget it. At that time, overwhelmed by the eternal grief of losing my father, I suddenly suffered from hemorrhea (bleeding disorder), which nearly proved fatal! It took over a year for my condition to improve slightly. My mother, Lady Xu, admonished me: "Given your illness, you should abandon thoughts of seeking official rank and fame. I have observed that since childhood you have enjoyed compiling medical texts. Why not devote yourself to Qi-Huang (Traditional Chinese Medicine)? This can serve both to nourish your own health and to benefit the world, thereby fulfilling your ancestors' wish for benevolence." Thus, I vowed to pursue medicine, day and night without slackening. Whenever I heard of a miraculous and effective prescription, I would purchase it with great respect and gifts; or when encountering acute illnesses, I would test them symptomatically. Those that proved effective were selected and compiled. For more than ten years, I accumulated approximately eight hundred prescriptions. In the spring of the Guiwei year, my old ailment recurred. Three years later, the disease worsened daily. I had already predicted that I would not recover, and was preparing for posthumous arrangements. However, considering my orphaned child, still in swaddling clothes, I recalled that accumulating virtue can be bequeathed to descendants, and among acts of kindness, distributing medicines and prescriptions is most essential. Fortunately, my friend Brother Xu Yun possessed a heart inclined toward goodness. After his passing, he published two books, *Yin Zhu Zheng* and *Bing Wei Jin Duo*, for circulation in the world. Beyond his civil service examinations, he also dabbled in minor arts such as medicine. We therefore united in collecting divine prescriptions and compiling them into a volume. The manuscript was finally completed this summer. Meanwhile, my old disease flared up severely, and my life hung in the balance. Yet, this compilation represents ten years of hard work, and my aspiration is to make it public. How could I not see it through? I urged the woodblock carvers to complete their work swiftly and entrusted my elder kinsman Shen Zi Weng and cousin Sui Gong to distribute and promote it widely, so that it might circulate throughout the land. Even in the netherworld, I could rest easy.
Preface by Qian Jun, courtesy name Qinglun, of Wuxing, Summer of the Dinghai Year, Kangxi Reign
I have heard it said: "In ancient times, gentlemen served as capable ministers when in office, and as skilled physicians when in retirement." It is also said: "A humble scholar, if harboring intentions to benefit all things, will surely provide relief to others." Alas! A capable minister is rare; is a skilled physician easy to find? Actually, it is quite easy! Since Fuxi and Shennong initiated techniques during the Yellow Emperor's era, and Bian Que and Lu Yi mastered the meridians such as Bai Fa, Gao Huang, Du Mai (Governor Vessel), and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel), making their skills miraculous and establishing themselves as good physicians, young men like Zhu and Li were selected through these paths. I am unwise and lacked guidance in my youth, thus unable to become a skilled physician. Privately, I believe that acts of saving people and benefiting the world can be performed at any time. While residing at home, I consulted with gentlemen from all directions regarding medicinal therapies. I also traveled extensively through Wu and Yue regions, seeking out renowned masters of ancient times, collecting numerous prescriptions, and compiling them into one volume. Upon testing, they were invariably effective; upon application, they seemed divinely inspired. I privately rejoiced, thinking that through this I could benefit all things and relieve humanity. In the autumn of this year, I planned to hand it over to carvers for publication. Coincidentally, Master Yu Xiaoyuan of Xin'an reprinted *Jingyan Danfang Leibian* (Compilation of Experienced Elixir Prescriptions). I was delighted that this book greatly benefits people and things, and also pleased that it coincides well with my local context. Therefore, I selected a volume of miraculous prescriptions compiled throughout my life and appended it here. Although I dare not presumptuously claim a place among skilled physicians, this serves to express the sentiment of a humble scholar harboring benevolent intentions.
Respectfully written by Zhou Lang, styled Hexian Shi, of Jinxia, at Guangji Study in Jinling, Ninth Day of the Ninth Month, Autumn of the Ren Shen Year, 17th Year of Qianlong Reign