The main experience was Chen Shigong, who was sickly when he was a child and began to study medicine in his teens. He studied under the famous writer and physician Li Lun. Mr. Li believes: "Internal and external diseases are difficult to treat. who is it? Internal diseases are not as good as external diseases, and external diseases must be rooted here. " This sentence has a far-reaching impact on Chen Shigong and has become the motto of his decades-long medical career. Chen Shigong changed the backward situation that surgery only paid attention to skills instead of studying medicine in depth, and played an important role in the development of surgical medicine.
Chen Shigong has a wide range of interests, including ancient culture, philosophy, Neo-Confucianism, ancient and modern sages' works, theories of famous doctors in past dynasties, medical records, etc., and he is diligent and eager to learn. For ancient books, Chen Shigong never learned by rote, but integrated and applied them flexibly, combining his own medical experience with ancient methods of treating diseases, and summed up a set of theories suitable for the public and practical. He inherited and developed the viewpoint of Li Cangming, a famous medical scientist, and adopted the method of combining internal treatment with external treatment according to the actual situation of patients. In surgical treatment, it is particularly prominent. Chen Shigong advocated "opening a warehouse to chase thieves, so that the poison comes out first", and combining external treatment with oral administration, such as removing polyps and suturing trachea. Because of his superb medical skills and great reputation, there is an endless stream of people seeking medical treatment at home.
Works In order to make more people pay attention to surgical medicine and let more practitioners master methods and skills, regardless of his frailty in his later years, he wrote an important surgical medical work "Authentic Surgery" in the forty-five years of the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 16 17), which is a concentrated expression of his academic thoughts. The book has more than 200,000 words and is divided into four volumes. From the source and diagnosis of pain to the most common diseases in surgery, from the etiology to clinical symptoms and characteristics, as well as the treatment methods of various diseases, indications and contraindications of surgery, from the morphology of various diseases to the composition of drugs, a detailed discussion was made. Among them, there are many discussions about skin diseases and tumors. Regarding the disease of tumor, Chen Shigong believes that only by finding the tumor early can we find out the source of the disease, so as to treat it as soon as possible, and there may be a glimmer of hope for cure. In addition, lymphatic metastasis and nasopharyngeal carcinoma encountered in modern medicine are also discussed. These studies and explorations are very precious, and they have certain enlightenment to modern clinical treatment. This book summarizes the experience of effective surgical treatment since the Tang Dynasty. Scientific and incisive, which can fully represent the great achievements of surgical medicine in Ming Dynasty in China, has high learning and research value. Among them, the treatment and repair of mandibular dislocation completely meet the requirements of modern medicine and have been used ever since. After the publication of Authentic Surgery, it was widely circulated and spread to Japan and other countries. Over the past 300 years, there have been more than 50 versions, which have become classic works of Chinese medicine surgery.
Academic content Chen Shigong studied under the famous writer and physician Li Lunming.
For example, he discussed the three major causes of "intestinal carbuncle" (appendicitis today): men rushing around in a hurry can transport food dregs in the digestive tract, and turbid qi and septicemia cannot block the intestinal tract; Most women lie flat because of postpartum weakness, unable to sit up and exercise, leading to long-term stagnation of intestinal contents; Hunger, fatigue and injury, carrying heavy objects, getting drunk and catching cold, and decreased gastrointestinal function will all lead to stagnation of intestinal contents. Chen Shigong not only correctly described the causes of intestinal carbuncle, but also drew a picture of intestinal carbuncle and determined its body surface.
Chen Shigong also has a deep understanding of cancer. He classified cancers, including mastoid (breast cancer), aphtha (skin cancer), cocoon lip (lip cancer), neck sore (lymphoma), nasopharynx and internal organs. He thinks cancer is a disgrace. When discussing the reasons, he pointed out that depression, unwillingness and unhealthy factors are very important. His views have obviously improved the understanding of cancer in traditional Chinese medicine, and some of them are still of scientific value today.
Character evaluation of Chen Shigong is not only brilliant in medical skills, noble in medical ethics and decent in style. He is cautious and modest to fellow travelers, supports and cares for aspiring young people, and treats patients equally, regardless of wealth and rank, which is really commendable. He not only treated the poor for free, but also donated money and materials to repair mountain roads for the benefit of one party. On the street south of Duanjiaba, Nantong City, there used to be a wooden bridge, called Jianqiao, but it was later transformed into a stone bridge with a stone platform with deep carved patterns on it.
Chen Shigong Monument Influenced by Later Generations: On the north slope of Jianshan Mountain, a black marble monument is erected to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the death of Mr. Chen Shigong, an outstanding surgeon in China and a native of Tongzhou. Exquisite sculptures make tourists feel solemn.