Question | Answer |
Fuxishi | Face of man, body of dog. Taught men to raise livestock and fish |
The Fire Emperor (Shennongshi) | Plant grains. Knowledge of the medicinal and poisonous. properties of herbs |
Yellow Emperor (Huang Di) | Inventions (currency, utensils, boats, etc.) |
Western- Confucianism | Teachings were more practical |
Western- Taoism | More philosophical |
Eastern- Jiyi | Physicians who cured internal illnesses |
Eastern- Yangyi | Physicians who cured external illnesses |
Eastern- Shiyi | Physicians who dealt with dietary problems |
52 prescriptions on silk | Earliest written reference of Chinese medical prescriptions (283 herbal prescriptions, 247 herbs total) |
Inner classic of Yellow Emperor (huangdi neijing) | Highest authority on TCM- 18 volumes divided into 2 parts - summary of medical experiences, knowledge and theory |
Inner classic of Yellow Emperor- Suwen | More theory- deals with areas of anatomy, phys, and therapy |
Inner classic of Yellow Emperor- Lingshu | Deals with acupuncture and moxibustion |
Spirit and accomplishment of I.C.Y.E | Hollistic, yin/yang/5 elements, Zangfu, Disease preventing, Factors of spirit |
Classic of difficult issues (Nan jing) | Complementary for Huangdi Neijing- chose cun kou for pulse diagnosis |
Materia Medica of Deity of Agriculture | Earliest extant classic on drugs/medicinal herb:
- 4 qi, 5 flavours
- 7 relationships (alone, mutual, empowering, fear, aversion, killing, clashing)
- 4 medicinal roles: Sovereign, minister, assistant, courier |
Zhang Zhong Jing | - Wrote treatise on cold induced and misc diseases
- Worlds oldest complete textbook on medical history
- 6 meridians for external attack disease
- zangfu for internal diseases
- 269 total prescriptions |
Su wen shun jie | earliest book of revision and comments of huangi neijing su wen |
Huangdi neijing tai su | - written by Yang shang shan
- Earliest extant book of revision and comments of huangdi neijing suwen |
Comments on huangdi neijing su wen | - Written by Wang Bing in Tang dynasty |
Wang Shuhe | - Wrote pulse classic or manual on the pulses
- Earliest extant book special on pulse and compilation of pulse diagnosis
- Identified 24 kinds of pulses and 1 taking place= radial pulse |
Treatise on the causes and symptoms of diseases | - Writen by chao yuan fang
- categorizes the causes, symptoms, and pathology of certain diseases in a systematical manner |
Shennong bencaojing jizhu | - Written by tao hong jing
- number of listed herbal medicines increased and info on location/time of harvest |
Treatiste on the preparation of herbal medicine | - written by lei xiao
- First extant monograph on processing/preparation
- Focused on various ways of preparing herbal med |
Newly revised materia media (Tang Bencao) | - First official pharmacopoeia in China and world
- Listed 844 herbs with diagrams and illustrations |
Ge hong | most famous alchemist of china, used chemical remedies to cure illnesses |
The ABC's of acupuncture and moxibustion | - Written by Huang Fu Mi |
Liu's remedies bequeathed by important people/authors | - written by gong qingxuan
- earliest exant monograph on surgery |
emergency prescriptions or handbook or medicine for emergencies | - Written by Ge Hong
- Earliest extant book for medical emergencies |
Prescriptions worth a thousand gold for emergencies and supplement to the essential prescriptions | - written by sun si miao
- Ethical code/moral path of a doctor
- Collects formulas before Tang dynasty
- Dedicated to women and childrens health |
Imperial medical bureau | In charge of medical education |
Yu yao yuan | Kept precious herbs imported or contributed by provinces |
Shang yao ju | Medicine administrative organization |
Hui ming ju | department of patent medicine manufacturing and selling |
Zhu jie shang hang lun | - written by Cheng wu ji
- earliest extant book of revision and comments of SHL |
Prescriptions from the pharmacy of harmonious assistance | - written by chen shi wen and pei zong yuan
- written by chen shi wen and pei zong yuan
- lists 297 prescriptions and gives info on how to prepare and use drugs
- Reprents the first government published OTC prescription book in the world |
Treatise on pathology | - written by Chen yan
- 3 types of pathogenic agents lead to an imbalance between the yin and yang in body, b/w vital energy (qi) and the bloog, or impair functions of organs and meridians, all of which give rise to illness |
Wang wei yi | - Designed and casted 2 life size male bronze statues for acupuncture
- compiled a book called "tongren shuxue zhen jiu tujing" |
Master Hejian | - School of cooling
- 5 movements: 5 elements
- 6 influences: climatic changes
- placed importance on elements of fire and heat- prescribed herbs that have cold properties |
Zhang congzheng | - School of purgation
- 6 doors - 6 influences: wind, summer heat, fire, dryness, damp, cold
- When evil qi gone, healthy qi will come back automatically |
Li Gao | - School of treatise on the spleen and stomach/school of tonifying the earth
- If spleen and stomach were injured by an inappropriate lifestyle, vitality would decline and illness would result from an imbalance of qi in these organs |
Zhu Zhenheng | - school of minister of fire or nourishing the yin
- AKA master danxi
- Body's yang was usually in excess causing yin to become deficient |
On pestilence | - written by wu you xing
- proposed the theory of liqi- cause of febrile disease
- each pestilence disease was associated with its own particular liqi which attacked different organs, penetrated the body through mouth and nose |
On febrile illnesses | - explained in detail the causes, staging, diagnosis and treatment of febrile illness |
Illnesses associated with heat and dampness | - specialized in discussing cause, development, diagnosis, treatment of damp heart diseases |
Differentiation of wenbing | pathogenesis of wenbing corresponded to changes affecting 3 jiaos |