Nan Yao Shen Xiao(《南药神效》Southern Medicine Magic Effect)is an ancient Chinese medical book in Vietnam and holds an essential academic position in the history of medical development in Vietnam.The"plague chapter"of Southern Medicine Magic Effect provides medical historical materials that genuinely reflect the ideas of preventing and controlling the plague in ancient Vietnam.Its method attaches importance to"reinforce healthy qi to eliminate pathogenic factors"and emphasizes the critical role of"healthy qi"in the human body.The method has the characteristics of"convenient material selection,simple operation,significant curative effect,and easy popularization".By comparing it with Chinese medical classics,the paper explored the origin of plague prevention and treatment in the Southern Medicine Magic Effect.Its understanding of the conditions of plague onset,ways of evil invasion,prevention,and treatment methods mainly comes from transplantation and the reference to traditional medicine in China.This form of"extraterritorial acceptance"makes the valuable experience of epidemic prevention in China's medicine benefit the people of the Chinese cultural sphere in a broader range.This reflects the dissemination and development of ancient Chinese epidemic prevention ideas in specific regions and environments in Vietnam.
Nan Yao Shen Xiao(《南药神效》Southern Medicine Magic Effect)The PlagueVietnamese Classical Chinese TextComparison Between China and VietnamAcceptance Research