title topic me Links bagua bagua-training bagua-lineage bagua-historic wudang wudang-service wudang-schools wudang before and after wudang-pai TCM TCM-Diagnosis TCM-History TCM- 5 elements Longevity Longevity - qi Longevity - jing TCM-HistoryLI SHI ZHEN was one of the greatest Chinese herbologists and acupuncturists in Chinese history. His major contribution to medicine was his 27-year work, which is found in his epic book the Bencao Gangmu ( "Compendium of Materia Medica"). He is also considered to be the greatest naturalist of China, and was very interested in the proper classification of herb components.The book has details about more than 1,800 drugs (Chinese Medicine), including 1,100 illustrations and 11,000 prescriptions. It also described the type, form, flavor, nature and application in disease treatments of 1,094 herbs. His Materia Medica has been translated into many different languages, and remains as the premier reference work for herbal medicine. His treatise included various related subjects such as botany, zoology, mineralogy, and metallurgy. The book was reprinted frequently and five of the original editions still exist THE YELLOW EMPERORThe Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon on internal medicine, supposedly the oldest medical book, forms the basis of traditional Chinese medicine.Other inventions credited to the emperor include the Diadem, palace rooms, bow sling, early Chinese astronomy, the Chinese calendar, calculations. He is also said to have played a part in the creation of the Guqin musical instrument, together with the Fuxi and Yan emperors. It is also recorded that at that time Ling Lun created music, whilst the Yan emperor created the requisite musical instruments. --back-- Physiology and Pathology Diagnosis Um alle Inhalte sehen zu können, benötigen Sie den aktuellen Adobe Flash Player. |