What are the four classic works of traditional medicine

The four major classics of traditional Chinese medicine are Huangdi Neijing (The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine), Nanking (The Classic of Difficulties), Typhoid Miscellany (Treatise on Typhoid Diseases), and Shennong Ben Cao Jing (Classic of the Materia Medica of Shennong).

I. Huang Di Nei Jing

The Han Shu - Yi Wen Zhi - Fang Ji Liao contains four Chinese medicine classics, namely, Medical Scriptures, Scripture Formulas, Divine Immortals, and Housing. Its Chinese medical scriptures include: Huang Di Nei Jing (Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine), eighteen volumes, and Wai Jing (Thirty-seven volumes); Bian Magpie Nei Jing (Nine volumes), and Wai Jing (Twelve volumes); Bai's Nei Jing (Thirty-eight volumes), Wai Jing (Thirty-six volumes), and Pian Zhuan (Twenty-five volumes). In addition to the Huangdi Neijing, the other medical scriptures have been lost.

Second, "difficult classic"

Theoretical works of Chinese medicine. Formerly known as the yellow emperor 81 difficult classic, 3 volumes. Originally titled qin yueren wrote. "Difficult" is the meaning of "difficult to ask", or as "difficult" solution. The term "Jing" refers to the "Nei Jing", i.e., asking questions about the "Nei Jing". The author puts forward what he considers to be the difficult and doubtful points, and then explains and expounds them one by one, with some of the questions being played out in a playful manner.

Three: "Treatise on Typhoid Colds and Miscellaneous Diseases"

Early in the 3rd century A.D., Zhang Zhongjing, who had read many books and taken a wide range of methods and had spent his life's work on the treatments of typhoid colds and miscellaneous diseases, wrote a book on typhoid colds and miscellaneous diseases. What Chinese medicine calls typhoid fever is actually a general term for all exogenous diseases, and it includes infectious diseases such as the plague.

The book was written around 200 to 210 AD. In a time before paper was used in large quantities and printing had not yet been invented, the book was most likely written on bamboo slips.In 219, Zhang Zhongjing died. Losing the shelter of its author, the Treatise on Typhoid Miscellaneous Diseases began its journey through the world. In those days, books could only be spread by hand-copying one copy at a time, and it was very difficult to circulate them.

Four, "Shennong Ben Cao Jing"

"Shennong Ben Cao Jing", also known as "Shennong Ben Cao", referred to as "Ben Cao Jing", "Ben Jing", China's earliest surviving monographs on pharmacology. The author is unknown, "Shennong" for the name. Since ancient times, there have been different theories about the age of its books, or said to be in the period of Qin and Han, or said to be in the Warring States period. The original book is anonymous, the current version of the later generations from the collection of herb books.

The book was first recorded in the "Sui book of books", "Shennong Ben Cao, four volumes, Lei Gong set of notes". The old Tang book of scriptures and records "," Tang book of arts and writings "are recorded" Shennong Ben Cao, three volumes "," Song "arts and writings of Tongzhi recorded" Shennong Ben Cao, eight volumes, Tao Yinju set of notes "," Ming "national history of the scriptures and records" Shennong Ben Cao Jing. Three volumes", "Qing Shi Zu Yi Wen Zhi" recorded "Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing, three volumes".