Ngư toản y tông kim giám

Definition

1. Proper Noun (Title of a Medical Text):
   • "Ngư Toản Y Tông Kim Giám": A classical Vietnamese medical compendium. It is a comprehensive collection that synthesizes ancient and contemporary medical texts, along with secret folk remedies and prescriptions. The title can be translated as "The Golden Mirror of the Medical Lineage, [Edited/Compiled by] Ngư Toản," indicating its role as an essential reference work in traditional medicine.

Usage Examples

• Proper Noun:
  • "Ngư Toản Y Tông Kim Giám" là một bộ sách y học cổ truyền quan trọng của Việt Nam. ("Ngư Toản Y Tông Kim Giám" is an important traditional medical text of Vietnam.)
  • Các lương y thường tham khảo các phương thuốc trong "Ngư Toản Y Tông Kim Giám". (Practitioners of traditional medicine often consult the remedies in "Ngư Toản Y Tông Kim Giám".)

Advanced Usage

• The text is often cited in academic studies of historical Vietnamese medicine and pharmacology as a primary source for understanding the integration of classical Chinese medical theory with local Vietnamese folk practices.

Variants and Related Words

• Y thư (n): medical book, medical text.

  • "Ngư Toản Y Tông Kim Giám" là một y thư nổi tiếng. ("Ngư Toản Y Tông Kim Giám" is a famous medical text.)

• Y tông (n): medical lineage, school of medical thought.

• Kim giám (n): golden mirror; metaphor for a precious reference book or guide.

Synonyms

• Medical compendium: A comprehensive collection of medical knowledge.
• Medical classic: A foundational and authoritative text in medicine.
• Pharmacopoeia: A book containing a list of medicinal drugs and their uses.

Related Concepts

• Cổ phương (n): ancient prescription, classical formula.

  • Sách này ghi chép nhiều cổ phương quý giá. (This book records many valuable ancient prescriptions.)

• Bí truyền (adj): secret, handed down privately.

  • Đây là những phương thuốc bí truyền của dân gian. (These are secret remedies from folk medicine.)