Introduction to Chinese medicine:
It is a discipline that studies the basic theory and clinical application of traditional Chinese medicine, and it is one of the basic disciplines of traditional Chinese medicine. The content includes the concepts of traditional Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine, the origin and development of traditional Chinese medicine; The origin and collection of traditional Chinese medicine, the concept of medicinal materials, and how to develop authentic medicinal materials on the premise of ensuring curative effect;
The concept, purpose and method of processing traditional Chinese medicine; The concept of medicinal properties of traditional Chinese medicine, the mechanism of treating diseases by traditional Chinese medicine, the purpose and principle of compatibility of traditional Chinese medicine, the concept of "seven emotions" of medicine, and the application law of traditional Chinese medicine synergy; The concept and main contents of drug contraindications; The relationship between dosage and usage, dosage and curative effect, the basis for determining dosage and the decoction method of traditional Chinese medicine.
Traditional Chinese medicine is accumulated by our ancestors in long-term medical practice and is an important part of China's ancient excellent cultural heritage. According to records, there is a legend that "Shennong tasted a hundred herbs" in ancient times. The "Shennong Age" is about equivalent to the Neolithic Age. At that time, people had primitive agriculture, and gradually understood the nature of various crops and natural things, and began to understand their medicinal properties.
The so-called "taste" means that the drugs used at that time were all tested by human bodies to understand their therapeutic effects. Moreover, one medicine can cure two diametrically opposite diseases, which is the strange place of some Chinese medicines. For example, Angelica sinensis can treat menorrhagia or menorrhagia, Schisandra chinensis has the dual functions of raising blood sugar and lowering blood sugar, and Panax notoginseng and Baiyao have the functions of stopping bleeding and promoting blood circulation.
The meaning of materia medica The ancients said that "medicine is the most important, and medicine is based on grass". Because the source of traditional Chinese medicine is mostly plant medicine, which is also the most commonly used, pharmacy has been called "materia medica" since ancient times.
Materia Medica books and documents are very rich, which record the wisdom creation and outstanding contribution of China people in the invention and development of drugs, and have been completely preserved and handed down, becoming an important content in the excellent cultural treasure house of the Chinese nation. In modern times, with the spread of western medicine in China, materia medica was gradually renamed as "Chinese Medicine".