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Huangfu Mi

0215-01-01 – 0282-01-01

Portrait of Huangfu Mi
One of a series of woodcuts of illustrious physicians and legendary founders of Chinese medicine from an edition of Bencao mengquan (Introduction to the Pharmacopoeia), engraved in the Wanli reign period of the Ming dynasty (1573-1620) -- Volume preface, 'Lidai mingyi hua xingshi' (Portraits and names of famous doctors through history). The images are attributed to a Tang (618-907) creator, Gan Bozong. The account in 'Portraits and Names of Famous Doctors through History' states: Huangfu Mi, lived under the Western Jin dynasty (265-316). His style-name was Shi'an, and he also called himself Master Xuanyan. He had a vast knowledge of ancient and contemporary scholarship, and possessed a library of 10,000 volumes. He was well-versed in prescribing and pulse diagnosis. He is the author of Zhenjiu jia-yi jing (The AB Canon of Acupuncture).Woodcut By: Gan Bozong (Tang period, 618-907)Credit: Gan Bozong (Tang period, 618-907)

Life & Legacy

Huangfu Mi (c. 215 – 282), courtesy name Shi'an (Chinese: 士安), was a Chinese scholar, historian, physician, and writer of the Cao Wei and Western Jin periods. He was born in a poor farming family in present-day Sanli village, Chaona, Pingliang, despite being a great-grandson of the famous Eastern Han general Huangfu Song, via Song's son Huangfu Shuxian.

Occupation & Career

poet, scholar, physician

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Records of Emperors and Kings; Biographies of Exemplary Gentlemen; AB Canon of Acupuncture and Moxibustion

Legacy Highlights

Notable Work

AB Canon of Acupuncture and Moxibustion · Biographies of Exemplary Gentlemen · Records of Emperors and Kings

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q1131968 — wikidata View source

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