[Research on medical texts quoted by "a new book of pediatrics"].

"A New Book of Pediatrics" (hereinafter referred to as "the Book") is a pediatric monumental work written in the Song Dynasty. The Book quoted 141 medical texts with 10096 items totally. Relying on the Book, many lost and important ancient pediatrical works, to a great extent, are preserved up to now. Also, the Book collects a large number of never-published prescriptions applied among the people or handed down on the family from generation to generation secretly. As the source of all quoted literatures are indicated, the original shapes of many literatures can thus be resumed by conclusion and collating. Therefore, the Book has important research significance to collating literatures as well as of great reference value to medical practice.