Origin of traditional Chinese medicine

In primitive times, because our ancestors ate plants and hunted, they were able to get in touch with and gradually understand these plants and animals and their effects on human body, which would inevitably lead to a drug reaction or poisoning, and even death, thus making people know how to distinguish and choose when foraging. In order to fight against diseases, the above experience inspires people to pay attention to the efficacy and toxicity of some natural products. After countless conscious experiments and observations, the ancients gradually formed a preliminary understanding of drugs.

The invention of wine promoted the progress of medicine.

In the late primitive society, people gradually mastered the brewing technology of wine from the enlightenment of natural fermentation of wild fruits and grain. In the Shang Dynasty, the wine-making industry was very prosperous. Wine is not only a drink, but also has many functions, such as warming meridians and dredging veins, promoting drug potential and acting as a solvent. Therefore, the ancients praised wine as "the master of all kinds of medicines".