Research on Excavated and Lost Ancient Medical Books

Author: Ma Jixing
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: The history of Chinese medicine has spanned thousands of years. Throughout this time, it has continuously developed, created, recorded, and passed down a wealth of medical cultural resources, which are reflected in medical literature and artifacts. However, these invaluable cultural resources have been subjected to the test of time, and only a small number of them have survived and been preserved to this day. Fortunately, through the diligent efforts of modern archaeologists, some ancient medical treasures have been intermittently unearthed during underground excavations. Among these unearthed ancient medical cultural resources, those dating back to the Qin and Han dynasties two thousand years ago or even earlier are particularly rare and precious. The author of this book is a renowned Chinese medical literature and medical historian in China. This book is the result of many years of research by the author, extensively collecting and organizing medical literature and artifacts unearthed across the country from the pre-Qin and Han periods, some of which even come from Russia, the UK, and Japan. It introduces the excavation contexts of these materials, discusses their content, discusses their loss, evaluates their literary value, and highlights their significance in uncovering the treasures of traditional Chinese medicine.