陶弘景(公元456～536年),字通明,自号华阳隐居,死后谥贞白先生,丹阳秣陵(今江苏镇江附近)人。毕生经历宋、齐、粱三朝,是南北朝时期著名的医药学家,对本草学有较大的贡献。据《梁书》记载,陶氏“幼有异操,十岁得葛洪《神仙传》,昼夜研寻,便有养生志”。他“读书万余卷,善琴棋,工草隶”。不到20岁,就在刘宋王朝任职,以后又在南齐王朝担任诸王侍读及奉朝请等官职。他虽然身居宫阙,却不愿与达官贵人交往,唯以披阅文献典籍为务。朝廷有关礼仪及典故之类的疑难问题,往往质询于他而得到解决。南齐永明十年(公元492年),“上表辞禄,诏许之”。从此辞去官职,隐居于江苏句容县之句曲山即茅山。据《南史》及《云笈七签》等书记载,梁武帝肖衍与陶弘景书问不绝,并常遣人前往咨询其政事,就连梁朝的“梁”宇,也是陶弘景以谶纬之词命名的,在某种意义上起了梁朝顾问的作用, Tao Hongjing (AD 456 ~ 536 years), the word is clear, since the number of Huayang seclusion, death Dao Zhen Bai, Danyang Ling Mausoleum (now near Zhenjiang, Jiangsu) people. Lifelong experience Song, Qi, sorghum three dynasties, is a famous medical scientist during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, greater contribution to the Materia Medica. According to “Liangshu” records, Dow “young have different exercises, Ge Hong was” immortal biography “, diurnal research, there are health records. He ”reading a thousand volumes, good Qinqi, workers grass “. Less than 20 years old, served in the Liu and Song dynasties, and later served as the kings in the South Qi Dynasty read and serve the government office. Though he lives in the palace, he does not want to associate with dignitaries and dignitaries. Courts often deal with difficult problems such as rituals and allusions to be solved at him. South Qi Yongming ten years (AD 492), ”on the table speech Paul, Chao Xu “. Since then resigned from office, seclusion in Jurong County, Jiangsu song song that Maoshan. According to the records of ”History of the South“ and ”Seven Signs of Yunliu“, Liang Wudi’s Xiao Yan and Tao Hongjing kept asking people for advice on their affairs. Even Liang’s ”Liang" Yu and Tao Hongjing Named after the words of latitude and longitude, in a sense played the role of adviser to the Liang Dynasty,