On the military physician Cui and his academic achievements

Based on the 385 pieces of recipes and its discourses quoted from Cui's by Wai Tai Mi Yao (Medical secret of an official), this author discusses the brief biography of Cui Zhiti, a military physician of the Tang Dynasty and his achievements on field epidemics, field internal medicine, field surgery and comes to a conclusion that Cui Zhiti and his "Cui's Collected Essential Recipes" is of significance in China's military medical history.