Huangdi Neijing, divided into Lingshu and Suwen, is the earliest medical classic in China.
Su Wen focuses on viscera, meridians, etiology, pathogenesis, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment principles and acupuncture. Lingshu is an inseparable companion of Su Wen, and its contents are basically the same. In addition to discussing the function, etiology and pathogenesis of viscera, it also focuses on meridians and acupoints, acupuncture, acupuncture methods and treatment principles.
Value influence
Han Shu's Literature and Art Treatments of Ji Fanglue contains four kinds of Chinese medical classics: Medical Classics, Classic Prescriptions, Immortals and Zhong Fang. Except Huangdi Neijing, other medical classics have died out. Therefore, Huangdi Neijing has become the earliest extant classic of traditional Chinese medicine.
Huangdi Neijing, as a classic of China traditional culture, is not only a classic of Chinese medicine, but also a profound cultural masterpiece. It takes life as the center, discusses the relationship among heaven, earth and human beings from a macro perspective, discusses and analyzes the most basic proposition of medical science-the law of life, establishes the corresponding theoretical system and the principles and technologies of disease prevention and treatment, and contains rich knowledge of philosophy, politics, astronomy and other disciplines.