Inheritance relationship between Yan Zhao Medicine and Bianque Medicine from the Perspective of Tianhui Medical Bamboo Slips
Yan Zhao medicine began with Bianque,and Yan Zhao medicine,with Bianque as its ancestor,is one of the sources of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM).In the historical development of Yan Zhao medicine,it is rooted in Yan Zhao culture and gradually formed a theoretical system of TCM clinical medicine with Bianque medicine at its core and guided by the Six Qi Theory.The medical bamboo slips Tianhui Medical Bamboo Slips(TianHui YiJian)unearthed from the Han Tomb in Laoguanshan,Chengdu,have been verified as a medical monograph passed down by Bianque and Canggong,as recorded in SIMA Qian's Records of the Grand Historian(Shi Ji).It is the most comprehensive,content-rich,and valuable medical monograph in terms of both theoretical and practical research among the surviving ancient texts.Tianhui Medical Bamboo Slips belongs to the Bianque medical school in TCM.The book emphasizes syndrome differentiation of the zang-fu organs and meridians and collaterals,highlighting the academic idea that the qi of the zang-fu organs and meridians is connected with the natural environment,which has become the academic source for the correspondence between man and the universe in TCM.The text introduces TCM prescriptions,meridians,collaterals,and acupoints,acupuncture and moxibustion,and"bar-therapy",with refined medical principles,rich content,and diverse treatment methods.Tianhui Medical Bamboo Slips also contains substantial research on pulse diagnosis and the techniques of TCM dosage forms.Studying Tianhui Medical Bamboo Slips helps establish a clinical TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment system that integrates acupuncture and medicine.Using the combined methods of acupuncture and medicine to regulate yin and yang and to balance the ascending and descending of qi in TCM holds significant importance for improving clinical diagnosis and treatment outcomes.Especially in the context of the integration of Beijing,Tianjin,and Hebei,the study of Tianhui Medical Bamboo Slips has important historical and practical significance for the inheritance and innovative development of Yan Zhao medicine.
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