About the author

Cui Ying is an author about whom relatively limited information is available; public sources do not yet provide enough material to reconstruct her life or professional background, and only two works are known under her name. In terms of subject matter, her writing focuses on traditional Chinese medicine and pharmacy. One work, Pulmonary Diseases in Chinese Materia Medica, organizes and discusses the use of Chinese herbal medicines in treating lung disorders; the other, Selected Readings from Classic Works on Materia Medica, is an anthology of classical bencao texts with introductory commentary. The two works thus touch on both clinical application and the study of canonical literature, suggesting an interest in organizing and transmitting knowledge of Chinese materia medica. They are commonly classified under medicine and examination preparation, indicating that they may be aimed at medical students, examination candidates, and readers interested in classical pharmaceutical texts. Because reliable information on the author's identity, affiliation, and academic experience is lacking, this note is confined to an objective description of the works themselves; further details await additional sources.

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Publishers

China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine