ABSTRACT
Collections of Imperial Palace Medical Recipes of Ci Xi-Guang Xu contains a large number of formerly secret medical records and approximately 400 recipes that were prepared for the late Dragon Lady, the Empress Dowager Ci Xi, as well as for the late Emperor Guang Xu and other members of the palace, including ministers, directors, secretaries, consorts, eunuchs, concubines, and their servants. These hard-to-obtain herbal recipes and records are invaluable information for understanding how health care was provided within the imperial palace of the Qing dynasty.
