Four classics of traditional Chinese medicine: medical three-character classics, Hu Ling pulse, medicinal songs and tangtou songs.
Huangdi Neijing, Difficult Classic, Shennong Materia Medica Classic and Treatise on Febrile Diseases are called the four classic works of traditional Chinese medicine, all of which are summaries of medical experience before Qin and Han Dynasties.
Huangdi Neijing: Huangdi Neijing includes 9 volumes of Suwen and 9 volumes of Lingshu. It made a systematic theoretical summary and understanding from the aspects of yin and yang, five elements, correspondence between man and nature, five movements and six qi, viscera and meridians, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment principles, acupuncture and other aspects, combined with the achievements of philosophy and natural science at that time. It still has guiding significance in diagnosis and treatment.
* "Difficult Classics", the book * * * 8 1 chapter. In this paper, the pulse diagnosis method, meridian circulation, ying-wei triple energizer, qi and blood ebb and flow, viscera diseases, acupoints and the method of reinforcing and reducing with needles are explained in depth, which has played a more in-depth role, enriched and developed the academic theory of Neijing, and played a positive role in promoting the academic development of TCM diagnosis, pathology, meridians and acupuncture in later generations. It was named "Difficult Classic" because it expounded some difficult problems in Neijing.
* Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica: This book is divided into three volumes, containing 365 kinds of medicines, except 347 kinds of traditional Chinese medicines (including 239 kinds of plant medicines, 65 kinds of animal medicines and 43 kinds of mineral medicines). This book brings together the knowledge of drugs from ancient times to before the Han Dynasty, and summarizes the properties and functions of drugs with four qi (ascending and descending) and five flavors (bitter, sweet and salty). According to toxicity and non-toxicity, drugs can be divided into three categories: invigorating qi, tonifying deficiency and eliminating evil. The corresponding prescription compatibility method was established. The processing and storage methods and experiences of drugs are also summarized. Although there are some mistakes, the summary of relevant experience has laid a theoretical foundation for the science of traditional Chinese medicine.
* Treatise on Febrile Diseases. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Zhongjing inherited classic medical theories such as Neijing and Difficult Classics, combined with his long-term medical practice, correctly grasped and flexibly applied the diagnosis and treatment law of "syndrome differentiation and treatment", created many valuable diagnosis and treatment methods, and summarized and developed into the first masterpiece of clinical medicine in China. Later generations divided it into Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Synopsis of the Golden Chamber, with a volume of *** 16.
Due to the creative work of predecessors, the four classic works of traditional Chinese medicine, both basic theory and medical practice, established the theoretical system and unique diagnosis and treatment methods of traditional Chinese medicine in the Eastern Han Dynasty. All these provide good conditions for the future development of Chinese medicine.