明代医家刘纯生平初探

刘纯先世为吴陵（今江苏省姜堰、如皋一带）望族。早年随其父橘泉及冯庭干学医。明洪武初（１３６）迁关中,在长安居住约２０余年。后随军医疗迁凉州,于洪武二十八年（１３９５）前定居甘州。著有《医经小学》、《玉机微义》、《杂病治例》、《伤寒治例》等书,均在死后由他人刊刻出版。此外尚有《太素脉诀》及《寿亲养老补遗》二书,早佚。推断刘纯约生于元至元六年（１３４０）,卒于明永乐十年（１４１２）前,享年７０岁左右。

Primary study on the life of Liu Chun, a famous Ming physician

Liu Chun, a famous physician of the Ming dynasty, born in a prestigious family in Wuling (Tai County, Jiangsu Province). He studied medicine from his father Liu Juquan and Mr. Feng Tinggan in his early years. It was said Liu Chun moved to Chang' an (now Xi'an,Shaanxi Province) in 1368 and lived there for about twenty years, then moved to Liangzhou along with the army (Wuwei County, Gansu Province) before 1395 and resided in Ganzhou (Zhangye County, Gansu Province). He wrote many medical books, including Yi jing xiao xue, Yu ji wei yi, za bing zhi li and Shang han zhi li, all published after his death. His other two books Tai su mai jue and Shou qin yang lao bu yi could not be found. It was inferred that Liu Chun who lived for about seventy years might be born in 1340 and died in 1412.