Traditional Chinese medicine five-tone therapy has a long history and a complete system, which has been valued by doctors and scholars for thousands of years. As the old saying goes, "All diseases are born of qi and stop at sound", which fully shows the importance of music to people's health. There are many examples of treating diseases with music in history. For example, Ouyang Xiu, a writer in the Song Dynasty, was diligent in political affairs and worried too much, resulting in emaciated body and ineffective treatment for several times. Later, I listened to the ancient song Gong Sheng several times a day, and my mood gradually changed from melancholy to happiness. I wish I didn't take medicine.

Historical origin of five-tone therapy in traditional Chinese medicine

The history of traditional Chinese medicine five-tone therapy can be traced back to Yangshao culture period about 7000 years ago. The record of "people in the Tang Dynasty were depressed and stagnant, so they pretended to dance and preach" in Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals and Ancient Music can be regarded as the earliest appearance of music therapy in China. In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, with the emergence of mature theories of music therapy represented by The Book of Rites and Huangdi Neijing, the early Chinese five-tone therapy began to form a basically complete system.