What are the four classic works of TCM?

Huangdi Neijing, also known as Neijing, is divided into two parts: Lingshu and Suwen. It is one of the earliest classics in China and the first of the four classics of traditional medicine in China. According to legend, it was made by the Yellow Emperor, hence its name. However, it is recognized by later generations that this book was finally formed in the Western Han Dynasty and is the crystallization of the collective wisdom of several generations of folk doctors.

This medical book discusses medicine from a holistic perspective and puts forward a holistic medical model of nature, biology, psychology and society. The basic materials come from the long-term observation of life phenomena in ancient China, a lot of clinical practice and simple anatomical knowledge. It is a medical work with great influence in China and is called the medical ancestor.

Huangdi Neijing accepted the philosophy of China's ancient monism of Qi, holding that man is a part of the whole material world, and everything in the universe is formed by its original material "Qi". Under the guidance of the concepts of "man is related to heaven and earth" and "corresponding to the sun and the moon", man and nature are closely linked. All normal physiological activities and pathological changes of human beings are closely related to the whole nature. It embodies the simple materialism thought in China's ancient philosophy.

Second, "difficult classics"

"Difficult Classics" was originally named "Eighty-one Difficult Classics of the Yellow Emperor", and its author and writing date are unknown. According to legend, it was written by Qin Yueren (Bian Que) during the Warring States Period. This book is written in the form of answering questions. This paper discusses the problem of 8 1, so it is also called "81 difficult problem". The book focuses on basic theories and analyzes some diseases and syndromes.

The content of this book is brief and subtle, especially pulse science. The diagnosis method is mainly "taking an inch of mouth alone", and the theory of zang-fu organs and meridians and the discussion of Ming-men and Sanjiao are developed on the basis of Neijing, which has made great contributions to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine and diagnostics.

Third, Treatise on Febrile Diseases

Treatise on Febrile Diseases, also known as Treatise on Febrile Diseases, was written by Zhang Zhongjing in the Eastern Han Dynasty. This book established the principle of treating typhoid fever based on differentiation of six meridians, and laid the theoretical foundation of theory, methods and prescriptions. It was the earliest clinical diagnosis and treatment book in China and was praised as a "treasure book of generations" by later physicians.

Treatise on Febrile Diseases has established Zhang Zhongjing's important position in the history of traditional Chinese medicine, and with the passage of time, the scientific value of this monograph has become more and more obvious, and it has become an important medical book that every practitioner must read in the future. Zhang Zhongjing was also called a "medical sage" by later generations because of his outstanding contribution to medicine. After that, the book spread overseas and was highly praised by foreign medical circles, becoming an important book for research.

Four, "Shennong Herbal Classic"

Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica, a pharmaceutical work. Referred to as "Materia Medica" or "Classic". This book was written in the Qin and Han Dynasties (Warring States and Han Dynasty). It was named after the story that Emperor Yan of Shennong tasted herbs all over the world. The historical position of Shennong Herbal Classic cannot be underestimated. It systematically summarizes the scattered pharmaceutical knowledge before the Eastern Han Dynasty, and contains many contents with scientific value, which are cherished by doctors in past dynasties.

This classic first put forward the prescription theory of "monarch, minister, assistant and envoy", which was used by later generations. The ordered example (or preface) is a volume of its own, which is the general introduction of the book and summarizes the pharmaceutical theory of 13. This book summarizes the pharmaceutical achievements of ancient medical practice and is the earliest pharmaceutical work in China.