The first pharmaceutical monograph in the world is Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica, which was written in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Although this book has been lost, its rich contents are still preserved in the cursive script compiled by later generations, and it is listed as one of the four classic medical books in China.
This pharmaceutical classic is at least 16 centuries earlier than comparable pharmaceutical books in Europe.
The first specialized work of clinical medicine in the world is Treatise on Febrile Diseases written by Zhang Zhongjing in the Eastern Han Dynasty, which expounds the theory of TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment. It has not only been guiding the clinical treatment of doctors in China, but also spread abroad with far-reaching influence. It is the first masterpiece of empirical clinical medicine in the world.
The earliest alchemy document in the world is Wei Boyang's Book of Changes, which is the oldest alchemy document in the world and the predecessor of modern chemistry. Scientists all over the world also admit that alchemy originated in China.
The earliest pulse diagnosis is Pulse Classic written by Wang Shuhe in the Western Jin Dynasty, which is characterized by correctly describing and distinguishing various pulse conditions, analyzing pulse, syndrome and treatment, and has a great influence on world medicine.
As early as 582, China's pulse diagnosis spread to Korea, Japan and other countries, and was absorbed by Arab medicine 700 years later, and was quoted by Avicenna, the sage of Middle East medicine, in his representative work "Medical Code" in the 10 century.
The earliest extant surgical monograph is Liu Gui Yi, written by Gong Qingxuan, a doctor from Nanqi. This book briefly summarizes the experience of treating skin diseases such as golden sore, carbuncle and furuncle, lists more than 40 prescriptions for internal and external treatment, and pioneered the method of external treatment of skin diseases with mercury. The application of mercury paste in China was at least six centuries earlier than that abroad.
The earliest extant monograph on traumatology in China is the Secret Recipe of Hurting the Spirit and Breaking the Back written by Lin Daoren in Tang Dynasty. This paper mainly introduces the treatment steps and methods of fracture, including manual reduction, traction, expansion and fixation.
It is suggested that general fracture should be fixed with pad after reduction, and that joint activity should be paid attention to. For open fractures, it is advocated to expand the wound surface quickly to avoid infection; For shoulder dislocation, the "chair back reduction method" is adopted, which is also the first osteopathy in the world.
Half a century later, Wei Yilin used suspension reduction to treat spinal fracture in Yuan Dynasty, which was also a pioneering work in the world. David of England didn't put forward this method until 1947, which was 600 years later than Wei Yilin's method.
Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica in Ming Dynasty is a masterpiece in the history of world pharmacy. This book contains 1892 drugs, 1 1000 prescriptions and1/60 illustrations. At that time, it was a masterpiece of China traditional medicine, which not only collected the essence of previous pharmaceutical works, but also corrected and criticized some wrong and untrue data and conclusions in the past.
As far as we know, there was no work called botany in Europe in the16th century. It was not until 1657 that Poland translated this book into Latin that it promoted the development of European botany. Nearly 200 years after the publication of Compendium of Materia Medica, Xiaolan Shen has reached the same level.
Due to the brilliant achievements of Compendium of Materia Medica, the book is known as the "Grand Ceremony of Oriental Medicine", which has been translated into many foreign languages and published as an important reference material for botany, zoology and mineralogy research. Li Shizhen is also listed as one of the world famous scientists.
The world's first Pharmacopoeia was compiled by Li Ji and others in the Tang Dynasty, and 1 14 drugs were added, which were divided into jade, grass, wood, animals, birds, insects, fish, fruits, vegetables, rice grains, names and wastes. 1 1, where 200.
This is the first pharmacopoeia compiled and promulgated by China and even the world. It is 883 years earlier than the world-famous Nuremberg Pharmacopoeia. It has been more than 800 years since the New Materia Medica was written, and a copy appeared in Japan.
The first systematic forensic monograph in the world is the Collection of Injustice in Song Dynasty, which occupies an important position in the history of forensic medicine.
In addition to some of the things mentioned above, Chinese medicine has innovations and achievements, such as vaccination, judicial examination and nutritional therapy, which are also outstanding in the world. So some people say that besides China's "Four Great Inventions", TCM should be the fifth greatest contribution to the world. Judging from the history and present situation of medical development, this statement is not exaggerated at all.