Fu Shan Traditional Medicine and Health Culture

Fu Shan (1607–1684), styled Qingzhu, was a native of Qingyuan County (now Qingxu), Taiyuan, an eminent physician, calligrapher and patriot of the late Ming–early Qing; his medical works Fü Qingzhu's Gynecology and Men's Medicine remain important clinical references in Chinese medicine, and the Eight-Treasure Broth he devised continues as a celebrated health food today.

Fu Shan's medicine emphasized harmonizing qi and blood and combining internal and external cultivation, integrating herbal prescriptions, acupuncture, dietary therapy and health exercises; his extensive clinical insights and health formulas have profoundly influenced Shanxi folk dietary health practices.

A Shanxi provincial intangible heritage, Fu Shan's medicine and health culture carries the traditional Chinese medicine tradition and humanistic spirit of the Taiyuan area; his medical legacy remains active in Shanxi's folk healthcare and wellness practices.

Qingxu County, Taiyuan, is Fu Shan's birthplace and has a memorial hall dedicated to him; numerous traditional medicine clinics and pharmacies in Taiyuan carry on his medical philosophy.