王叔和

Wang Shuhe is an important physician in the history of Chinese medicine, though public information about his life, native place, and dates of birth and death is limited. Judging from the fifteen works held in the collection, his writings focus on the field of medical classics, commonly classified under medicine and classic works. His representative works include Treatise on Cold Damage, The Pulse Classic, and Essentials of the Golden Cabinet; among them, The Pulse Classic and Treatise on Cold Damage are preserved in multiple versions, reflecting later generations' attention to his compilation and transmission of these texts. His writing balances clinical practicality with theoretical synthesis, is rigorous in style, and emphasizes the systematization of pulse diagnosis and pattern differentiation, exerting a profound influence on the transmission of Chinese medical diagnostics and classical literature.