What is the poem "It is better to put medicine on the shelf than to have no disease in the world"?

It's not a poem, it's the motto of ancient doctors in China, and some pharmacies will hang it on their doorstep.

It means: I'd rather not buy the medicine on the counter above the pharmacy for a long time and be covered with dust than get sick all over the world.

Chinese medicine was born in primitive society, and the theory of Chinese medicine was basically formed in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and was summarized and developed in past dynasties. In addition, it has a far-reaching influence on the countries in the cultural circle of Chinese characters, such as Japanese traditional Chinese medicine, Korean medicine, Korean medicine and Vietnamese oriental medicine, all of which are developed on the basis of Chinese medicine.

Traditional Chinese medicine bears the experience and theoretical knowledge of ancient people in China in fighting diseases. It is a medical theoretical system gradually formed and developed through long-term medical practice under the guidance of ancient naive materialism and spontaneous dialectical thinking.

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This sentence proves that all doctors in ancient China had medical ethics.

Medical ethics has inheritance in its historical development. Physicians of past dynasties have formed many excellent medical ethics traditions in practice, and put forward a series of universal and positive medical ethics norms in theory according to the requirements of medical science, which are precious spiritual wealth of mankind and should be critically inherited and carried forward.

China is a country that never lacks pride. For example, China traditional medicine (hereinafter referred to as Chinese medicine) still shines after thousands of years. However, the charm and brilliance of TCM not only comes from its magical curative effect and unique theoretical system, but also comes from the brilliant medical ethics of human nature.

Inherited by the unique art of diagnosis and treatment of traditional Chinese medicine. Throughout the schools of traditional Chinese medicine in ancient and modern times, all the successful doctors have both ability and political integrity. They use their own words and deeds to interpret medicine as benevolence, and defend the dignity of medical ethics with their own efforts and sweat.