About the author
Bao Cheng, whose dates, birthplace, and native place are unknown, is known only from limited public records. At present, only two medical works by him are known to survive: Shiji Biao (Table of the Ten Categories) and Shanghan Shenzheng Biao (Table for Examining Patterns in Cold Damage). Judging from their titles and their classification under medicine, his writing centers on traditional medical formulas and on the differentiation of patterns in cold-damage disorders. Shiji Biao organizes formula categories in tabular form for easy reference and comparison, while Shanghan Shenzheng Biao summarizes the examination and analysis of cold-damage patterns in lists. Both works adopt the table format, indicating a preference for arranging complex medical theory and diagnostic treatment content into concise, easily consulted forms. Such tabulation helps beginners grasp the essentials and practitioners look things up quickly. Because surviving sources are insufficient, his medical training, teachers, and professional activities cannot be verified; his writing can be understood only through these two works.
Written (4)
Rating 3.4★ Table of the Ten Prescriptions 包诚 / 耿世珍 Tibet People's Publishing House · 2024 The Ten Categories Table is compact in size and low in price. If its 200 million characters were printed as a book at 700 characters per page, it woul… Rating 3.3★ Syndrome-Examination Tables for Cold Damage 包诚 Jinzhang Book Company (Jinzhang Shuju) · 2024 Pattern Review Tables for Cold Damage (Shanghan Shenzheng Biao) is a book written in the Qing dynasty that expounds in tabular form the six-channel di… Ten Formulas Table & An Alternative Name Record of the Bencao Gangmu 包诚 / 耿世珍 Traditional Chinese Medicine Ancient Books Publishing House · 1982 The Ten Formulas Table was compiled by the Qing dynasty physician Bao Cheng (1800–1871; courtesy name Xingyan; a native of Jing County, Anhui). It was… Table for Examining Patterns in Cold Damage 包诚 Chongwen Publishing House · 1871 Table for Examining Patterns in Cold Damage was written by the Qing dynasty physician Bao Cheng and completed in the ninth year of the Tongzhi reign (…Publishers
Jinzhang Book Company (Jinzhang Shuju)Traditional Chinese Medicine Ancient Books Publishing HouseChongwen Publishing HouseTibet People's Publishing House