Ren Y, Gu J, Gong C
Changzhen Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003.
Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi. 2000 Jul;30(3):155-7.
Liu Chun, a famous physician of the Ming dynasty, born in a prestigious family in Wuling (Tai County, Jiangsu Province). He studied medicine from his father Liu Juquan and Mr. Feng Tinggan in his early years. It was said Liu Chun moved to Chang'an (now Xi'an, Shaanxi Province) in 1368 and lived there for about twenty years, then moved to Liangzhou along with the army (Wuwei County, Gansu Province) before 1395 and resided in Ganzhou (Zhangye County, Gansu Province). He wrote many medical books, including Yi jing xiao xue, Yu ji wei yi, Za bing zhi li and Shang han zhi li, all published after his death. His other two books Tai su mai jue and Shou qin yang lao bu yi could not be found. It was inferred that Liu Chun who lived for about seventy years might be born in 1340 and died in 1412.
刘纯，明代著名医家，出生于武陵（今江苏省泰县）的一个名门望族。早年师从父亲刘菊泉及冯廷干先生学医。据说刘纯于1368年迁居长安（今陕西省西安市），在那里生活了约二十年，1395年前随军队迁至凉州（今甘肃省武威县），后定居甘州（今甘肃省张掖县）。他著有许多医学书籍，包括《医经小学》《玉机微义》《杂病治例》和《伤寒治例》，均在他去世后出版。他的另外两部著作《太素脉诀》和《寿亲养老补遗》现已失传。据推测，享年约七十岁的刘纯可能生于1340年，卒于1412年。
