Symphytum in tcm materia medica3/28/2023 ![]() They were traded through the Silk Road from the East to the West. The use of Chinese herbs was popular during the medieval age in western Asian and Islamic countries. Later on Zhang Zihe (1156-1228) is credited with founding the ‘Attacking School’ which criticized the overus of tonics.Īrguably the most important of these later works is the Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu:本草綱目) compiled during the Ming dynasty by Li Shizhen, which is still used today for consultation and reference. This chapter in particular outlines a more forceful approach. In which it says: 主病之謂君,佐君之謂臣,應臣之謂使,非上下三品之謂也。 “Ruler of disease it called Sovereign, aid to Sovereign it called Minister, comply with Minister it called Envoy (Assistant), not upper lower three classes (qualities) it called.” The last part is interpreted as stating that these three rulers are not the three classes of Shénnóng mentioned previously. A section of the Neijing Suwen including Chapter 74 was added by Wang Bing in his 765 edition. There was a shift in emphasis in treatment over several centuries. Succeeding generations augmented these works, as in the Yaoxing Lun (simplified Chinese: 药性论 traditional Chinese: 藥性論 literally “Treatise on the Nature of Medicinal Herbs”), a 7th-century Tang Dynasty Chinese treatise on herbal medicine. Having gone through numerous changes over time, it now circulates as two distinct books: the Treatise on Cold Damage Disorders and the Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Casket, which were edited separately in the eleventh century, under the Song dynasty. This formulary was also the earliest Chinese medical text to group symptoms into clinically useful “patterns” (zheng 證) that could serve as targets for therapy. Focusing on drug prescriptions, it was the first medical work to combine Yinyang and the Five Phases with drug therapy. The Treatise on Cold Damage Disorders and Miscellaneous Illnesses was collated by Zhang Zhongjing, also sometime at the end of the Han dynasty, between 196 and 220 CE. The true date of origin is believed to fall into the late Western Han dynasty (i.e., the first century BC). The original text of Shennong’s Materia Medica has been lost however, there are extant translations. ![]() They have almost no unfavorable side-effects.Ī category comprising tonics and boosters, whose consumption must not be prolonged.Ī category of substances which must usually be taken in small doses, and for the treatment of specific diseases only. ![]() The “superior” category, which includes herbs effective for multiple diseases and are mostly responsible for maintaining and restoring the body balance. It classifies 365 species of roots, grass, woods, furs, animals and stones into three categories of herbal medicine: ![]() His Shénnóng Běn Cǎo Jīng (神农本草经, Shennong’s Materia Medica) is considered as the oldest book on Chinese herbal medicine. He allegedly tasted hundreds of herbs and imparted his knowledge of medicinal and poisonous plants to farmers. ![]() “Divine Farmer”), a mythical god-like figure, who is said to have lived around 2800 BC. The first traditionally recognized herbalist is Shénnóng (神农, lit. Among the earliest literature are lists of prescriptions for specific ailments, exemplified by the manuscript “Recipes for 52 Ailments”, found in the Mawangdui tombs which were sealed in 168 BC. Chinese herbs have been used for centuries. ![]()
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