Outline of the development of ancient Chinese medicine

During the Warring States period, China's medical science had a high level of achievement, and there was a division of medicine; Bian Magpie put forward the four diagnostic methods; the "Neijing" put forward the theory of pathology. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, there was a significant development in medicine, and the "Treatise on Typhoid and Miscellaneous Diseases" of Zhang Zhongjing, the "Sage of Medicine", laid down the foundation of Chinese medicine; Hua Tuo's "Anaesthesia" was the world's earliest "total anesthesia" method. method. Tang Dynasty, a more detailed medical school publication "Tang Materia Medica" is the world's first national compilation and promulgation of the Pharmacopoeia; "King of Medicine" Sun Simiao's "Thousand Gold Formula" is a famous medical monograph. Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" of the Ming Dynasty was the richest and most detailed pharmacological work in the world at that time, and was translated into many languages.

(1) Shang and Zhou medicine ① Shang and Western Zhou period, there has been a rich knowledge of medicine. ② There are dozens of diseases seen in the oracle bones, including the eyes, ears, mouth, stomach and intestines and other various sub-specialties. ③ Medical tools such as stone depreciating sickles have also been unearthed in Shang Dynasty sites.

(2) Qin and Han medicine ①The Huangdi Neijing (The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine), which came out in the Warring States period and was compiled in the Western Han Dynasty, is an important and early surviving medical literature in China. It reflects the early achievements of China's ancient medicine, laid the theoretical foundation of the motherland medicine. ② Western Han Dynasty Mawangdui Han Tomb Palindrome "medical prescription scripture" recorded hundreds of prescriptions. ③ The Shennong Ben Cao Jing of the Eastern Han Dynasty is the earliest existing pharmacological monograph in China. A. Zhang Zhongjing's "Treatise on Typhoid Miscellaneous Diseases" (divided into "Treatise on Typhoid Fever" and "The Essentials of the Golden Chamber") is an important classic of Chinese medicine in later times, laying the foundation for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of Chinese medicine, and was later called "Sage of Medicine" by the later generations. b. Hua Tuo specializes in surgery, and is known as "The Sage of Medicine". c. Hua Tuo is a famous doctor. d. Hua Tuo is a famous doctor. e. Hua Tuo is a good doctor. He was known as the "Divine Physician". He invented the anesthesia drug Ma Bo San, which was extracted from plants and used in surgical operations. This invention predates the West by more than 1,600 years.

(3) the progress of medical science in the Sui and Tang dynasties ① Tang dynasty outstanding medical doctor Sun Simiao wrote the "Thousand Gold Formula", a comprehensive summary of the successive generations and the results of medicine at the time, there are many ideas, in the history of China's medicine occupies an important position. ② Tubo famous doctor Yuan Dan Gonpo compiled the "four medical dictionary", at home and abroad has an important impact. ③The Tang Materia Medica, compiled by Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, is the earliest pharmacopoeia issued by the state in the world.

(4) Ming and Qing dynasties: Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" ① Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" recorded more than 1,800 kinds of drugs, more than 10,000 formulas, comprehensively summarized the 16th century before the Chinese medicine, known as "Oriental medicine canon". ② Li Shizhen put forward the "bird produced in the forest, so the feathers like leaves" point of view, reflecting his adaptation to the environment in animals, related to variation and genetic characteristics of the new understanding.