Don’t eat all day long, don’t give up your efforts in vain: Don’t eat and drink enough all day without doing anything serious, don’t waste time because of laziness.

Ge Hong (284-364 AD) was a Taoist scholar of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, a famous alchemist and medical expert. The courtesy name is Zhichuan, and his nickname is Baopuzi. He is Han nationality and a native of Jurong, Danyang County, Jin Dynasty (now Jurong County, Jiangsu Province). The great-nephew of Ge Xuan, the alchemist of the Three Kingdoms, is known as the Little Immortal. He was once granted the title of Marquis of Guannei, and later lived in seclusion in Luofu Mountain to refine elixirs. He is the author of "Behind the Elbow" and so on.

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According to legend, Ge Hong and his wife also studied alchemy and medicine at Xiqiao Mountain in the South China Sea and Yuegang Hospital in Guangzhou (now Sanyuan Palace), and often practiced medicine on the people. between. Ge Hong wrote quite a lot throughout his life, and "Baopuzi" is his representative work. The book is divided into two parts: internal and external.

There are 20 internal volumes, discussing the magical prescriptions, preserving health and prolonging life, and warding off evil spirits and eliminating disasters. It summarizes the magical prescriptions before the Jin Dynasty, including Shouyi, Qi circulation, Daoyin, etc., which has accumulated for medicine. gained valuable information.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Ge Hong (Eastern Jin Taoist, chemist, medical scientist)