Bencao Tujing(Illustrated Classic of Materia Medica)is a brilliant and monumental compendium of materia medica by Su Song,which was published in 1061 and gathered ancestral knowledge from the Song dynasty as a legacy ...Bencao Tujing(Illustrated Classic of Materia Medica)is a brilliant and monumental compendium of materia medica by Su Song,which was published in 1061 and gathered ancestral knowledge from the Song dynasty as a legacy for posterity.The compendium emphasized the clinical applications of medicinal materials collected nationwide,which used illustrated atlases as references.The descriptions for each medicinal material subsumed the prescriptions containing it and were supplemented with relevant medical cases.Medical prescriptions predating the Song dynasty were included,which enhanced the clinical usefulness of the pharmacopoeia.The ancestral knowledge of materia medica was extensively merged with natural history throughout the compendium,which also made extensive reference to more than 200 Chinese classics,local gazetteers,and published works from the social and natural sciences.The inclusion of natural history and literature works changed the convention used in earlier pharmacopoeias to present medicines based solely on pharmacological analyses.The compendium also pioneered the inclusion of natural history in pharmacopoeia.Bencao Tujing helped establish China’s leading position in the field of materia medica.Su Song’s meticulous nature,truth-seeking attitude,and adherence to scientific thinking are truly worthy of emulation and promotion.展开更多
Professor Jia Chunsheng is one of the sixth of old traditional Chinese medicine experts,and often instructs students in ordinary clinics to attach importance to learning and clinical practices of classic works.Now Pro...Professor Jia Chunsheng is one of the sixth of old traditional Chinese medicine experts,and often instructs students in ordinary clinics to attach importance to learning and clinical practices of classic works.Now Professor Jia Chunsheng selects a poet-Song to Elucidate Mysteries in the Guidelines of Acupuncture Classic by Dou Hanqing in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties,and requires the students to read carefully,investigate deeply,and apply at times;Moreover,Professor Jia Chunsheng discusses the"important factors to achieve good clinical therapeutic effects by acupuncture"contained in the Song to Elucidate Mysteries,in many aspects of understanding acupoint characteristics,defining clearly acupoint compatibility,selecting appropriate needling manipulation,how to determine needling depth,how to determine needling direction,how to determine needle retention time,and how to select acupuncture&moxibustion method,etc.Now they are discussed as follows,to discover and spread Dou's acupuncture technique and to increase clinical therapeutic effects.展开更多
基金This study was financed by the grant from the Third National Level Premier Open Course Resources Program for Undergraduates by the Ministry of Education of China(No.2013-94).
文摘Bencao Tujing(Illustrated Classic of Materia Medica)is a brilliant and monumental compendium of materia medica by Su Song,which was published in 1061 and gathered ancestral knowledge from the Song dynasty as a legacy for posterity.The compendium emphasized the clinical applications of medicinal materials collected nationwide,which used illustrated atlases as references.The descriptions for each medicinal material subsumed the prescriptions containing it and were supplemented with relevant medical cases.Medical prescriptions predating the Song dynasty were included,which enhanced the clinical usefulness of the pharmacopoeia.The ancestral knowledge of materia medica was extensively merged with natural history throughout the compendium,which also made extensive reference to more than 200 Chinese classics,local gazetteers,and published works from the social and natural sciences.The inclusion of natural history and literature works changed the convention used in earlier pharmacopoeias to present medicines based solely on pharmacological analyses.The compendium also pioneered the inclusion of natural history in pharmacopoeia.Bencao Tujing helped establish China’s leading position in the field of materia medica.Su Song’s meticulous nature,truth-seeking attitude,and adherence to scientific thinking are truly worthy of emulation and promotion.
基金"No.333 Talent Project"Program of Hebei Province:2016-3-0713Heritage program of the sixth national batch of old traditional Chinese medicine expertsScientific Research Plan Program of Hebei Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine:Dou Hanqing's Life Story and Research on His Academic Thoughts(No.2021096).
文摘Professor Jia Chunsheng is one of the sixth of old traditional Chinese medicine experts,and often instructs students in ordinary clinics to attach importance to learning and clinical practices of classic works.Now Professor Jia Chunsheng selects a poet-Song to Elucidate Mysteries in the Guidelines of Acupuncture Classic by Dou Hanqing in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties,and requires the students to read carefully,investigate deeply,and apply at times;Moreover,Professor Jia Chunsheng discusses the"important factors to achieve good clinical therapeutic effects by acupuncture"contained in the Song to Elucidate Mysteries,in many aspects of understanding acupoint characteristics,defining clearly acupoint compatibility,selecting appropriate needling manipulation,how to determine needling depth,how to determine needling direction,how to determine needle retention time,and how to select acupuncture&moxibustion method,etc.Now they are discussed as follows,to discover and spread Dou's acupuncture technique and to increase clinical therapeutic effects.