A Comprehensive History of Chinese Medicine: Volume of Cultural Relics and Illustrations

Author: Li Jingwei
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Publish Date: 2000-03-01
Features: This is the first large-scale medical history in China. The time span covers from the origin of medicine to 1995, with content encompassing traditional Chinese medicine, Western medicine, Tibetan medicine, Mongolian medicine, Uyghur medicine, Zhuang medicine, Dai medicine, and Korean medicine, among other ethnic medical traditions in China. Its scope is rich and diverse, including medical systems, medical education and academic organizations, healthcare, basic medicine, clinical medicine, drugs and prescriptions, ethnic medicine, military medicine, Sino-foreign medical exchanges, medical writings, biographies of medical practitioners, and the history of local medicine in different historical periods. The entire work spans from ancient to modern times, divided into four volumes. The volume of medical historical artifacts and illustrations selects over 800 images based on historical significance, scientific accuracy, representativeness, ideological value, and photographic quality. The images are categorized by content and arranged chronologically, with descriptive text provided for each, including name, dynasty, form, specifications, usage, and collection location. The descriptive text is available in Chinese, English, and Japanese, facilitating reading, research, and collection by scholars and individuals from various fields both domestically and internationally.