苗族早期医药活动特点初探

Exploration on features of early medical activities of Miao nationlity

苗族医药历史悠久 ,起源很早 ,苗族早期医药有较强的群众性和普遍性 ,知药会医者众多 ,但苗族早期确实存在一段较长的“巫医合一”时期 ,并影响至今。苗族早期即擅长外治法 ,很有特点。这些构成了苗族医药的鲜明传统特色 。

The Miao Minority medicine has a long history ,and it is originated thousands of years ago. The features of the Miao Minority medicine in the early age include all kinds of herbs which were very popular. Thus, a long_term “combination of witch and doctor' period existed in the early age of Miao Minority. This striking feature has great influence in the Miao Minority medicine, and this influence goes on till today. The Miao Minority doctors were good at external treatment in the early age. The above three points are worth studying, constituting the distinct traditional features of the Miao Minority medicine.