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Quan you xin jian (Comprehensive guide to the health of children), in four juan, was compiled in the Ming dynasty by Kou Ping, courtesy name Hengmei, a native of Songyang, a pediatrician about whom little is known. Juan 1 refers to the innate gifts of children, physiological characteristics of an infant’s yin and yang, qi (vital energy), and blood. It discusses examining a child’s face and hands, child care, nursing, and proper behavior for a pediatrician. Juan 2 explains diagnosis by pulse-taking, nursing of newborns, and common infant ...