张雪丹

Zhang Xuedan is an author engaged in compiling and editing medical books. Publicly available information is limited, and her nationality, dates of birth and death, education, and professional background cannot be confirmed, nor are there verifiable records of her personal experience. Judging from the three works held in the library, her writing centers on two areas: traditional medical texts and medical institutions. The Annotated Edition of the Song Dynasty Printed Beiji Zongxiao Fang is a collation and annotation of an ancient formulary, requiring some grounding in textual scholarship and traditional Chinese medicine; Yi Zheng Yi Shi deals with medical administration and institutional affairs; and Research on Traditional Medicine Worldwide extends the scope to traditional medicine in different regions. Though varied in subject, the three works all revolve around medical knowledge and medical history, showing the author's sustained attention to the collation of ancient texts, medical administration, and traditional medicine research. They may serve readers interested in Chinese medical literature and the history of medicine.