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Yi guan (The key link of medicine) is the work of the late-Ming physician Zhao Xianke. It served as a guide for Chinese physicians for many generations. The original edition had six juan. The earliest copy was printed in 1617 by the Buyuelou. This is the Xue Sancai edition of the Ming. It is an incomplete copy, with only three juan in three volumes. The original inscription reads: “Compiled by the recluse Zhao Xianke, Yangkui; edited by Hanlin member Xue Sancai, Qinglei; read by Li Ting; and printed by Zhang ...