In the development of traditional Chinese medicine, it has a close relationship with Taoism. Many medical scientists were inspired by Taoism at that time, or mastered the essence of Taoism at that time, so as to better develop the research of medical skills. Ge Hong, a famous medical doctor in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, is a Taoist leader himself, so we can not only see his research on Chinese medicine in Elbow's Emergency Prescription, but also see some insights and understandings of Taoist theory from Bao Puzi.
Sun Simiao, a famous doctor in the Tang Dynasty, is a household name. His medical work "Qianjin Yaofang" has a long history and has a far-reaching influence on the study of traditional Chinese medicine. It can be called the encyclopedia of ancient medicine in China. So it can be seen that Sun Simiao's medical skill was brilliant at that time, but what we need to know is that he was actually a Taoist, so people at that time would call him Sun Zhenren. Therefore, Sun Simiao's enlightenment thought in the field of Taoism was also brought into the party at that time.
Therefore, the relationship between Taoism and Chinese medicine is actually inseparable. In Taoist theory, it is required to pay attention to your body and pay great attention to health preservation. On the one hand, it is very similar to traditional Chinese medicine. In other words, some thoughts of Taoism have always been the guiding ideology of our traditional Chinese medicine treatment.