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金匱要畧國字解 (Commentary on Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet), 1780

金匱要畧國字解 (Commentary on Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet),
Ujii Ryōsaku, 1780

金匮要略, or Jingui Yaolüe (Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet), is a classic clinical book of traditional Chinese medicine written by Chang Chung-ching. This book, 金匱要畧國字解 (Commentary on Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet), was written by a Japanese author and published in Edo, now Tokyo, during the Edo period when Chinese traditions and knowledge were heavily spread throughout Japan due to limited foreign trade to the country.