梅全喜

Mei Quanxi is an author engaged in the study of traditional Chinese medicine over the long term. Publicly available personal information about him is limited, but the twenty works held in the collection reveal the focus and character of his research. His writings consist mainly of monographs on Chinese materia medica, covering systematic studies of individual medicinal substances such as mugwort leaf and Xinhui aged tangerine peel, and extending into applied fields including medicinal decoction powders, clinical pharmacy, regional medicinal materials, and preparation and processing. He has also compiled and studied Ge Hong's Zhouhou Beiji Fang (Handbook of Prescriptions for Emergencies). These works fall largely under medicine and health, combining textual scholarship with practical reference value. In style they emphasize the integration of historical bencao records with contemporary applications, are plain and clearly organized, and are suitable for TCM researchers, clinical practitioners, and readers interested in Chinese herbal health care.