CHINESE TRADITIONAL MEDICIINE ——CHINESE HERB （ Development ）

CHINESE TRADITIONAL MEDICIINE ——CHINESE HERB （Development）

Development in Ancient Times

神农百草经 （SHEN NONG BAI CAO JING） Shennong’s Classic of Materia Medica • 25BC-220BC • 452BC-536BC • 659BC

本草纲目 （BEN CAO GANG MU） Compendium of Materia Medica • Li Shizhen • Ming Dynasty • 10 years • 52 volumes with 1892 medicinal herbs • over 1000 prescriptions and 1000 illustrations of medicinal items.

Development in Modern Times

Almost be abolished…… • 16th century ,western medicine was introduced into China; • After 1894s, China lost the first sino-japanese war; • In 1910s, with a pestilence was raging in in the northeast of China • In 1912s, National Government didn’t add traditional medicine into medical course in university.

Almost be abolished…… • In 1913s, traditional medicine teams in 19 regions petitioned to the government. • Important figures in the cultural field strongly opposed to traditional medicine, which had great impact on government. • 1929 March 4th, government announced that the traditional medicine would be abolished. • 1929 March 17th, the representative assembly of CTM in China was held;

Now…… • Still many doubts about CTM • Chinese government supports CTM • Scientize TCM • Combination of traditional Chinese and Western Medicine

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CHINESE TRADITIONAL MEDICIINE ——CHINESE HERB （ Development ）