Fujian-Taiwan materia medica refers to the drugs with curative effect, which are mainly made of fresh plant medicinal materials, including Pien Tze Huang, Zhu Po Jing Feng San, Wu Hua Rou San and other characteristic Chinese patent medicines, as well as acupuncture, scraping, snake bite, relaxing muscles and tendons, treating fractures and dislocations, fire needles, furuncle swelling and other medical skills.
Fujian and Taiwan herbs originated in southern Fujian Province. It is a herbal medicine system with complete theory and southern Fujian characteristics accumulated by local people through long-term practice. It has played a great role in the disease prevention and treatment of local rural people and cured many patients with intractable diseases.
Fujian and Taiwan herbs are traditional medicines in Haicang District, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, and are one of the provincial intangible cultural heritages in Fujian Province. Xiamen Cao Qing medicine is the general name of local fresh plants and herbs in Xiamen, and it is a Cao Qing medical system with complete theory and southern Fujian characteristics formed by Xiamen people through long-term practice. It has played a great role in the prevention and treatment of diseases in Xiamen, especially in rural areas.
Many patients with intractable diseases have been cured. Herbal medicine has a long history of health preservation and disease prevention, which can be traced back to Wu Ben, the emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty. Wu Ben is good at using herbs to help the world. He has excellent medical skills and noble medical ethics. He also has a swab for treating common diseases in southern Fujian, which is widely circulated among the people.
Historical origin:
Xiamen and its neighboring Quanzhou and Zhangzhou areas are located in the subtropical zone, with warm climate and abundant rainfall, which are suitable for the growth of vegetation all year round and are rich in medicinal and fresh plant resources. Xiamen herbs have a long history in treating diseases, preventing diseases and protecting health. The evidence can be traced back to Wu Ben (Wu Zhenren) in the Northern Song Dynasty, with a history of more than 1 100 years.
Most of the medicinal materials are wild, with good quality and good curative effect. If there is anything uncomfortable, both parents know how to go to the front and back of the house to pick some fresh herbs to treat their children's common diseases. These herbal therapies have been passed down from generation to generation and become the daily experience of Minnan people.