Sivin was responsible for editing Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen's material on medicine for publication as 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 6, Part 6', (2000). The material relates to his work on this task. See Sivin's 'Editor's Introduction' and Dr. Christopher Cullen's 'Series Editor's Preface' for detailed explanation of the work which culminated in this volume.