英文摘要 |
Objectives: traditional Chinese medicine is the oldest traditional medicine in the world. Its connotations are derived from the ''Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic'' and ''Shanghan-lun.'' Besides, there are lots of classical literatures about Chinese medicine. This article aims to trace medical history to explore the formation and transportation of ancient books and their influences on medicine. Methods: by using archival research. Results: there are four important time periods in history-Han, Tang, Song and Ming dynasties. ''Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic'' and ''Shanghan-lun'' appeared in Han dynasty. Dr. Sun Simiao (541-682) studied these two canons and then wrote the ''Valuable Prescriptions for Emergencies (650)'' in Tang dynasty. After that time, kampo doctor wrote the ''I-Shin-Ho (984)'' in Japan. At song dynasty, there are lots of books containing benciao, decoction, and other pharmacy knowledge. ''Bureau for Revising Medical Books (BRMB)'' also established in Song dynasty. There are 11 medical canons published by BRMB by then; and physicians still read all those canons today. The Compendium of Materia Medica is an important work of Li Shizhen (of the Ming Dynasty), which affects the offspring of herbalism in depth. From 20th century to now, many Chinese medical doctors write the books and read canons as well. Conclusion: Western doctors care about journals while TCM doctors pay much more attentions on literature canon. It is of importance to carefully read medical canons and then utilize for clinical applications. |