The Influence of Indian Traditional Medicine on China

In ancient times, when foreigners were sick, they usually used bloodletting or prayer. The ancients in China were sick and would be treated with Chinese medicine. Since the discovery of Chinese herbal medicine by Shennong in ancient times, China's traditional medical skills have been in an advanced stage, and many imperial doctors such as Li Shizhen, Hua Tuo, Zhang Zhongjing and Sun Simiao have emerged successively. It is said that they are good at treating various intractable diseases and are respected by people.

Then some people are curious, China people have Chinese herbal medicines to eat, but foreign countries don't have Shennong to taste a hundred herbs, and there is no environment suitable for the growth of Chinese herbal medicines. What should foreigners do if they get sick? At the earliest time, foreigners were sick by God. They believe that as long as they pray devoutly, God will certainly hear the cries of his followers, and will reduce their well-being and let them tide over this difficulty. Maybe God is too busy to listen to the wishes of believers and relieve their pain every time.

Then there is bloodletting. In ancient times, foreigners thought that as long as they were sick, they could bleed. They believe that blood is the foundation of human life. If you are sick, your blood will be cut off. As long as the broken blood is released, it can be cured. Although this method is good, it can't be used too much. However, bloodletting therapy has also been developed, which gradually made ancient Europeans begin to study the mysteries of the human body.

Until the Hippocratic period, ancient foreigners had all kinds of surgical operations, including but not limited to various surgical operations, such as fractures and head injuries. Then the medical development of foreigners in ancient times is completely different from that in ancient China. Traditional Chinese medicine pursues the removal from the "root", while western medicine emphasizes where to treat the pain. So it also led to the dispute between Chinese medicine and western medicine in modern medicine.