Wang Hongxu ⁽⁵⁾

Huahe Gao is from Waike Zhengzhi Quansheng Ji by Wang Hongxu, the Qing-dynasty surgery master. The formula: 2 kg of rapeseed oil, 14 geckos, 28 spiders, 36 snails. Put all together in a wok and simmer until the geckos, spiders and snails are scorched and…

The thought of yang-fire and yin-poison originated with Zhang Jingyue of the Ming dynasty and matured under Wang Weide of the Qing dynasty. This school held that the yang pattern of tumors is caused by fire, while the yin pattern is caused by poison; therefore…

The "General Treatise on Carbuncles and Ulcers" in Wang Hongxu's Waike Zhengzhi Quansheng Ji is the master outline of Wang's treatment of yong and ju—various inflammatory diseases, purulent diseases, tumors and cancers. Studying this outline reveals Wang's overall approach to treating all kinds of yong…

Wang Hongxu (1669–1749), given name Weide, literary name Linwu Sanren and also Dingdingzi, was a native of Wu County, Jiangsu. His family had practiced medicine for generations; his great-grandfather Wang Ruogu was renowned as an ulcer physician and compiled Jingyan Yanfang (Proven Effective Formulas), treasured…

The origin and composition of Xihuang Wan Xihuang Wan is a very famous Chinese patent medicine for treating cancer. It is made from a secret ancestral formula of Wang Hongxu, the Qing-dynasty physician and founder of the Quansheng school of Chinese external medicine. According to…