What are the four ancient medical books in China?

1, Huangdi Neijing is divided into two parts: Lingshu and Suwen. It is the earliest medical classic in China, and it is also one of the four classic works of traditional medicine (the other three are Difficult Classic, Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Shennong Herbal Classic).

2. Difficult classics, formerly known as the Yellow Emperor's Eighty-one Difficult Classics, also known as the Eighty-one Difficult Classics, is an early classic of Chinese medicine. There have always been different opinions about the author and writing time. It is generally believed that the book was written not later than the Eastern Han Dynasty, and its contents may be related to Qin Yueren (Bian Que). The word "difficult" in difficult classics means "difficult to ask" or "difficult". The book is * * * 81 difficult, and some theoretical problems of traditional Chinese medicine are discussed and discussed in the way of question and answer, including pulse diagnosis, meridians, viscera, yin and yang, etiology and pathogenesis, ying and Wei, acupoints, acupuncture, diseases and syndromes, etc.

Treatise on Febrile Diseases is one of China's traditional medical works. It is a medical classic with exogenous diseases and internal miscellaneous diseases as its main contents. The author is Zhang Zhongjing at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it has been one of the main basic courses offered by China TCM colleges. Treatise on Febrile Diseases systematically analyzes the etiology, symptoms, development stages and treatment methods of typhoid fever, creatively establishes the principle of treating typhoid fever according to the classification of six meridians, and lays the theoretical foundation of principle, method, prescription and medicine.

4. Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica, also known as the Classic of Materia Medica or the Classic of Materia Medica, was written in the Han Dynasty and named Shennong. It is one of the four classic works of traditional Chinese medicine and the earliest known works of traditional Chinese medicine. Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica is divided into three volumes, containing 365 kinds of drugs. It is divided into three categories: upper, middle and lower, and its conciseness has become the essence of Chinese medicine theory. Shennong Herbal Classic records the curative effects of 365 kinds of drugs, most of which are true and reliable, and are still commonly used in clinic. It puts forward the idea of dialectical medication. The indications of drugs can reach 170, and there are specific regulations on dosage and time, which also lays the foundation for Chinese medicine.