Huangdi Neijing was written by Huangdi because of its name. However, it is generally believed that this book was finally formed in the Western Han Dynasty, and the author was not a single person, but was created by Huang Lao, a doctor in China.

Huangdi Neijing, also known as Neijing, is one of the earliest ancient books in China and the first of the four classics of traditional medicine in China.

Huangdi Neijing is a comprehensive medical work, which established the theories of pulse condition, Tibetan image, meridians, etiology and pathogenesis, disease, diagnosis, treatment, health preservation and luck.

Ten classics of traditional Chinese medicine

The classic works of Chinese medicine 10 are Suwen, Lingshu, Difficult Classics, Shennong Materia Medica, Treatise on Febrile Diseases, Synopsis of Golden Chamber, Han-Tibetan Classics, Pulse Classics, Acupuncture A-B Classics, Huangdi Neijing and Tai Su.

Su Wen and Lingshu laid the theoretical foundation of traditional Chinese medicine, Nanjing further explained human physiology, Shennong Materia Medica Classic initiated materia medica, Treatise on Febrile Diseases and synopsis of the Golden Chamber established the treatment of six meridians and viscera, Zhongzang Classic developed the theory of viscera, Pulse Classic established the pulse theory of traditional Chinese medicine, Acupuncture and Moxibustion A and B Classic.