French Legation Doctor Consultation on the Emperor Medical Disorder
Qing Dynasty
The young Guangxu Emperor was often ill. One Month after the collapse of his Reform Movement in 1 898,his illness became aggravated,and a French Legation doctor was summoned to the Palace for a consultation.In this record from the consulting archive for the 9th month of 1 898,the French physician prescribed Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa.(Collection of Imperial Palace Museum)