What examples did the author give to illustrate this point?

1. Traditional Chinese medicine has a long history. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the basic theory has been formed, and various treatment methods have appeared. Traditional Chinese medicine mainly refers to plants, animals, minerals and their processed products used to prevent and treat diseases. In the family of traditional Chinese medicine, drugs made from plants account for the majority, so traditional Chinese medicine is collectively called "materia medica" in ancient books.

2. In the long history of TCM development, many famous doctors have emerged. Bian Que in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Hua Tuo in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Sun Simiao in the Tang Dynasty were all famous doctors who eliminated diseases and disasters for the people. In the Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen was not afraid of cold and heat. After a lapse of nearly 30 years, he finally completed the pharmacology masterpiece Compendium of Materia Medica. There are 1892 drugs in the book, with prescriptions 1 1096. This book has been translated into many languages and has become an important document in world medicine.

3. Traditional Chinese medicine has also promoted the development of world medicine. 20 15 Tu Youyou, a pharmacist who has been engaged in traditional Chinese medicine research for a long time, won the Nobel Prize. For decades, she started with medical classics of past dynasties, conducted experimental research and found "artemisinin", which effectively reduced the mortality rate of malaria patients and saved millions of lives around the world.