Huangdi Neijing established the theories of Yin-Yang and Five Elements, Zangxiang, Etiology, Health Preservation, Pharmacology and Meridian in Huangxue. Discussing medicine with a holistic view presents a "holistic medical model" of nature-biology-psychology-society. It is the most influential medical work in China, and is called the medical ancestor.
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. According to legend, it was made by the Yellow Emperor, hence 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. As pointed out in "Huai Nan Zi Xiu Wu Xun", the title of "Yellow Emperor" is intended to trace back to the source and worship the original to illustrate the early birth of China medical culture. It's not a moment's talk, nor is it a single hand.
When Huangdi Neijing was written, the ancients mainly had three views:
First, the pre-Qin period.
People who hold this view are Huangfu Mi in Jin Dynasty, Lin Bu in Song Dynasty and Gao Baoheng. They think that a scientific masterpiece like Huangdi Neijing can't be completed by a wise man, so it must have been written by Huangdi.
Second, the Warring States period.
Shao Yong, Cheng Hao, Sima Guang and Zhu in Song Dynasty, Sang Yue, Fang Yizhi and Fang Xiaoru in Ming Dynasty and Wei Litong in Qing Dynasty held this view. The main reasons are: first, the Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic. Compared with Zhou Li, who was also in the Warring States period, Su Wen has many similarities, which fully proves that the two books are works of the same era and the same ideological system. Secondly, the medical theory in Bian Que Historical Records is similar to that in Huangdi Neijing, but simpler and more primitive, while the medical theory in Cang Gong Historical Records is better than that in Huangdi Neijing, so it can be inferred that Huangdi Neijing should be a work after Bian Que and before Cang Gong. Finally, taking the style of Huangdi Neijing as an example, we can also illustrate this point: most of the pre-Qin classics are rhymes, but Su Wen has many rhymes.
The Concise Catalogue of Siku Quanshu in Qing Dynasty further affirmed this statement, because Siku Quanshu had a high position in ancient academic circles in China, and this statement was accepted by many people.