Gou xuan (; "Exploring the Profound") is a Chinese text from the Yuan dynasty. According to the Dictionary of the Ben Cao Gang Mu, it was authored by Xianyu Shu (1246–1302).Zheng Jinsheng, Nalini Kirk, Paul D. Buell: Dictionary of the Ben Cao Gang Mu, Volume 3. Persons and Literary Sources. 2018, p. 149. - The Hanyu da zidian (HYDZD) for example cites the Gou xuan without specifying an author.
It is a single-volume work (1 juan) included in the collection Shuofu , which was compiled by Master Tao Zongzi (1329–1410).Shuofu - chinaknowledge.de This collection encompasses a wide variety of texts from the Yuan and early Ming periods and serves as an important source for the literary and cultural history of these eras.
The work is mentioned in the Bencao gangmu (), the famous pharmacopeia by Li Shizhen from the Ming dynasty, and is included in the Yaoxing lei ( yàoxìng lèi) – the chapters on the properties of medicinal substances.
Within the text, ancient medical recipes are cited, such as the recipe by the renowned physician Song Huizhi from Hangzhou in the Yuan period, which is also referenced in the Bencao gangmu.Bencao gangmu (zh.wikisource) - cf. wkdqorska.tistory.com: / Luffa (Sponge Gourd) (Bencao Gangmu)
The Hanyu da zidian (HYDZD) cites the Gou xuan without mentioning an author, based on the edition of the Shuofu in the edition of the Wanwei Shantang Studio (Wanweishantang ben ).HYDZD, bibliography no. 1513
References
Bibliography Hanyu da zidian. 1993 (one-volume edition) Zheng Jinsheng, Nalini Kirk, Paul D. Buell: Dictionary of the Ben Cao Gang Mu, Volume 3. Persons and Literary Sources, vol. 3. 2018 (in partial view)
External links 사과(絲瓜)(본초강목) Sponge Gourd (Luffa) (Bencao Gangmu)