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    1) Ge Hong was a famous Taoist scholar, herbalist, and alchemist in ancient China who wrote extensively on medicine and compiled A Handbook of Formulas for Emergencies based on his extensive research. 2) The handbook focused on easily accessible herbs and simple treatments for emergencies like strokes and contained some early descriptions of diseases that had not been clearly explained before. 3) Modern research has found some treatments in the handbook to be effective, such as Ge Hong's mention of sweet wormwood for treating malaria, which helped Nobel Prize winner Tu Youyou discover the antimalarial drug artemisinin.

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    1) Ge Hong was a famous Taoist scholar, herbalist, and alchemist in ancient China who wrote extensively on medicine and compiled A Handbook of Formulas for Emergencies based on his extensive research. 2) The handbook focused on easily accessible herbs and simple treatments for emergencies like strokes and contained some early descriptions of diseases that had not been clearly explained before. 3) Modern research has found some treatments in the handbook to be effective, such as Ge Hong's mention of sweet wormwood for treating malaria, which helped Nobel Prize winner Tu Youyou discover the antimalarial drug artemisinin.

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    1) Ge Hong was a famous Taoist scholar, herbalist, and alchemist in ancient China who wrote extensively on medicine and compiled A Handbook of Formulas for Emergencies based on his extensive research. 2) The handbook focused on easily accessible herbs and simple treatments for emergencies like strokes and contained some early descriptions of diseases that had not been clearly explained before. 3) Modern research has found some treatments in the handbook to be effective, such as Ge Hong's mention of sweet wormwood for treating malaria, which helped Nobel Prize winner Tu Youyou discover the antimalarial drug artemisinin.

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    Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences (2016) 3, 1e2

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    Ge Hong and Zhou Hou Jiu Zu Fang


    (A Handbook of Formulas for Emergencies)
    Min Li, Yongxuan Liang*

    School of Basic Medical Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China

    Ge Hong (283e363), also known as Ge Yachuan and Bao Po Ge was a prolific writer, but most of his books are lost.
    Zi from Danyang (present Jurong, Jiangsu Province) was a After widely collection of predecessors’ medical formulas,
    famous Taoism theorist, herbalist and alchemist. He was folk and secret recipes, he eventually wrote Jin Gui Yao
    of good stock, clever and keen to learn. But later he suf- Fang (Prescriptions of Golden Chamber), a large-scale
    fered a fall in his family fortune. Then he had to cut medical book with 100 volumes. In consideration of easy
    firewood as a career and bought pen, ink and paper after reading and carrying, on the basis of the book he compiled
    the firewood was sold. In the evening, he threw himself a new book known as Zhou Hou Jiu Zu Fang (A Handbook of
    into readings and copying out books. He was well-read Formulas for Emergencies). This is a medical book dealing
    because he could even travel thousands of miles to look with emergencies2 and most of the medicinal herbs listed in
    for ancient books and records.1 Since his youth, he began it are those easily to get in countryside. Indications are
    to be interested in eternal life, so he started to learn narrated in verses for easy memorization and the
    alchemy from Zheng Yin, a diviner. In 303, he was acupuncture techniques are simply described for easy
    appointed a general with the title of marquis by the im- practice and study.
    perial court because he had successfully put down a Stroke, coma, acute abdomen, etc. are firstly discussed
    peasant uprising. The emperor wanted to favor him with in this book. In the treatment of coma, it is recommended
    high position and salary for several times which was turned to heavily press GV 26 (Renzhong) with fingernail or do
    down by him. For the sake of easy study of alchemy, he moxibustion on CV 24 (Chengjiang) under the lips. Other
    finally volunteered to be a county magistrate in Guang- first-aid for coma includes blowing pinellia tuber powder
    dong Province abounded in raw materials for alchemy. into the nose, or putting a calamus pill as large as a jujube
    When he was proceeding to his post, he formerly took Bao pit under the tongue. These simple emergency treatments
    Liang, Prefecture Chief of Nanhai as his master and are still used today. The book records a lot of diseases,
    learned skills of health preservation and medicine. Bao covering acute infectious disease, parasitic disease, and
    highly appreciated his talent and character. He decided to therapies for internal medicine, gynecology, pediatrics and
    betroth his daughter Bao Gu to him. ENT. It’s worth noting that it made a profound statement
    Soon afterwards, Ge spent latter half of his life in about cause, symptoms and treatment of some diseases
    seclusion in Luofu Mountain, Guangdong Province, where he which had not been clearly expounded previously. For
    engaged in alchemy, gathering herbs and writing books. example, in the part of treatment of malaria, the book
    Later, Bao Gu, his wife, became the first female acupunc- records an anti-malarial herb. It says: “Have a handful of
    turist in China. herb of sweet wormwood and soak it in two sheng (200 mL)
    of water. Squeeze it to get the juice and drink.”3 Such short
    remarks not only tell us about its efficacy but also lay the
    * Corresponding author. reliable foundation for the development of new anti-
    E-mail address: [email protected] (Y. Liang).
    malarial agents. Prof. Tu Youyou was inspired by what Ge
    Peer review under responsibility of Beijing University of Chinese
    said and extracted artemisinin from it. Artemisinin is a new
    Medicine.

    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcms.2016.09.001
    2095-7548
    2 M. Li, Y. Liang

    anti-malarial drug with high and quick effect and low for Emergencies is a shining example in the process of
    toxicity. But in experiments it was found that artemisinin human development.
    lost its anti-malarial effect after heating. Prof. Tu
    remembered Ge’s words, and got artemisinin without
    Translated by Tingyu Fang
    heating. In 2015, Prof. Tu was the first Chinese scientist to
    win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discov-
    ering artemisinin. References
    Ge Hong was a celebrated medical expert in ancient
    China. His A Handbook of Formulas for Emergencies is 1. Fang XL. The Book of Jin. Book I, vols. 1e18. Beijing, China:
    regarded as the great achievement in traditional Chinese Zhonghua Book Company; 1974:1911 [Chinese].
    2. Zhen XY, Wang LM, Liang YX. Secret in Sleeves e A Handbook of
    medicine. Disease diagnosis, therapeutical theory and
    Formulas for Emergencies, vol. 10. Beijing, China: China Human
    treating methods proposed by him still have clinical value Resources; 2013;10:88e89 [Chinese].
    today. It will promote innovation and development of 3. Ge H. A Handbook of Formulas for Emergencies. Beijing, China:
    emergency medicine, infectious diseases, pharmacy and People Medical Publishing House; 1956:57 [Chinese].
    immunology. His great contributions to medicine are a
    praiseworthy achievement and his A Handbook of Formulas

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