Rugao famous doctor in Qing dynasty

Xue Baotian, a famous doctor in Rugao in Qing Dynasty, was born in Huang Qi's family in Dingyan Town, Rugao in the 20th year of Jiaqing (18 15). According to historical records, his great-grandfather Lin Xue was a famous doctor in the early Qing Dynasty. Rugao County Records published in the 17th year of Jiaqing: "Master Lin sang Shu, ... there was a great epidemic in the meeting, and he brought his own medicine bag as a matter of discharge, not counting the living." It is said that during the Qianlong period, he treated ten kinds of serious diseases. Xue Baotian's grandfather Xue (word) used to be Hejian and Xuanhua magistrate. He is a good official who attaches importance to major policies and cares about the people. Xue Baotian's father, Xue Huang (Yin Cha), is both an official and a famous doctor. During the Tongzhi period, Volume 9 of Rugao County Records and Biography of Official Achievements recorded that "Ding Mao elected an official, served as the deputy governor of Dongcheng, and was given the post of Chief Secretary instead, and asked to distinguish between Huang and punctuality, so that all the achievements could not be won."

Xue Baotian was born in such a famous family. When he was young, he was taught by his father and was proficient in medicine. And eager to learn from childhood, he became a scholar when he was young. But later, the exam has not been smooth. When I was young, I went to Yuan County to "give lectures" as an official, and was later appointed as the alternate salt ambassador of Zhejiang. I am a small official in a saltworks, managing the patent monopoly of salt, as well as the supply and shipment. This position may not be as austere as Confucian "precepts" such as managing sacrifices in Confucian temples, but in the eyes of the upper class, it is just a "small official". Therefore, he is not satisfied with this position. Until his later years, when his poems were signed, he still claimed to be "above". After he went to Zhejiang as a backup, he gradually became famous among the elite because of his excellent medical skills. Later, he got a job that suited his interests and presided over the official medical bureau. This official medical bureau was established in Hangzhou in the Song Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty imitated the Song Dynasty and set up a bureau next to the Communications Department. It is a government-run medical institution that helps the poor. During this period, because of its excellent medical theory and clinical experience, countless people are alive and famous in Hangzhou. He has profound attainments in TCM theory. "He can learn from his family. There is nothing wrong with the books on the Yellow River." He is the author of My Views on Disease Treatment (now lost), Diary of the Northbound, and many other medical books, such as Enlightenment of Medical Mind. Among them, Diary of Northbound was printed in Guangxu seven years and reprinted by Hunan People's Publishing House. The secretary described his trip to Beijing to meet Empress Dowager Cixi, especially the cause, symptoms, prescription and medication of Empress Dowager Cixi, which was of great reference value.