Health care and medicine. In order to live forever, Taoism constantly creates and develops health preserving methods in practice. For example, we inherited the ancient techniques of qi circulation, guidance and massage, and developed them in practice, thus enriching and perfecting them in theory and specific methods. Although its goal of immortality cannot be achieved, it has made many achievements in strengthening the body and prolonging life. Many methods still have reference value today. Such works in the existing orthodox Taoist scriptures provide important research materials for modern health preservation.

At the same time, for the same purpose, Taoism attaches great importance to the research of medicine and pharmacy and has made great achievements. In the history of Taoist development, there have been many famous doctors, the most famous of which are Ge Hong in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Tao Hongjing in the Liang Dynasty and Sun Simiao in the Tang Dynasty.

Their achievements in medicine and pharmacy are outstanding among contemporary physicians and occupy an important position in the history of medicine and pharmacy in China. They either treat the world with superb medical skills or preserve future generations with medical masterpieces.

Although most of these works have been lost, there are Gehong's Elbow Emergency Prescription (including Tao Hongjing's Elbow Repair Hundred Prescriptions), Sun Simiao's Thousand Women's Glory and Thousand Women's Wings, all of which are immortal works in the history of Chinese medicine. After the Tang Dynasty, many excellent Taoist doctors and their works appeared, such as First Aid Fairy Prescription by an unknown Taoist in the Song Dynasty, Secret Recipe of Fairy Art by Zhao, a famous Taoist in the Qing Dynasty, and Prescription for Treating Miscellaneous Diseases, Prescription for Treating Miscellaneous Diseases, Ophthalmology Enlightenment and Treatment by Liu, a famous Taoist in Longmen School in the Qing Dynasty. Although the achievement and development of Taoist medicine can not be separated from China traditional medicine, it has made unique contributions in some aspects from the religious requirements. For example, they attach great importance to medical ethics because they emphasize helping others. Doctors should have a high degree of sympathy and responsibility for patients. No matter whether the patients are rich or poor, no matter how disgusted they are with their friendly friends, they should be "merciful and compassionate" and "go all out to save them". From the perspective of saving all living beings, we attach great importance to the study of diseases of the lower classes and women and children, the popularization of medical prescriptions and the importance of local materials and cheap drugs.