LI Yong-cui's medication was based upon pulse usually, especially he asserted to consider the use and eontraindication of medicine together with the pulse in the emergent or vague cases. His diagnosis varied with different people, for example, "putting the middle three fingers on the forehead and discriminating the vein" was advocated when he examined children. When diagnosing similar cases, he sought for diffenences carefully. For instance, distinguishing the nature and area of pain was emphasized in diagnosis of chest and abdominal pain di...