Wang Shixiong (courtesy name:Wang Mengying, also known as"Semi-Stupid Hermit"and"Sui-Xi Lay Buddhist", 1808-1867) was from Haining, Zhejiang Province.1 He was an expert of warm-pathogen diseases of the Qing Dynasty (1664-1911) and the author of the following books:A Chapter of Warp and Woof of Warm-Heat Pathogen Diseases (Wen Re Jing Wei), The Treatise on Sudden Turmoil (Huo Luan Lun), Food and Drink Recipes from the Sui-Xi Lay Buddhist (Sui Xi Ju Yin Shi Pu), Medical Discourses at the Qian Study (Qian Zhai Yi Hu), etc.