The History Reflected in Local Chronicles:The Development of Chinese Medicine in Yunnan from the Medical Literature of Ming and Qing Dynasties Recorded in Local Chronicles
Yunnan traditional medicine consists of ethnic medicine and Chinese medicine,with distinctive regional characteristics and unique development trajectory.The medical literature of the Ming and Qing dynasties recorded in the local chronicles of Yunnan includes medical books,medical practitioners,and scattered medical practices and medicinal contents,which is the main carrier for recording the historical data of medical culture and an important source for investigating the development of Chinese medicine in Yunnan.By combing the medical books and medical practitioners in the records of local chronicles,this paper summarizes the characteristics of the records of the medical literature of Yunnan in the Ming and Qing dynasties.And the history can be reflected in the records of the local chronicles.It is concluded that Chinese medicine was rooted in Yunnan during the Ming Dynasty,and flourished and gradually localized in the Qing Dynasty.Furthermore,the development of Chinese medicine in Yunnan benefits from the entry of Han immigrants,frequent exchanges with traditional Chinese medicine in the mainland,close relationship with the development of Confucianism and Taoism in Yunnan society,and has the characteristics of Yunnan regional environment.Through the study,we can also glimpse the process of Chinese medicine culture radiating from the Central Plains to the border areas and gradually achieving diversified development and integration,presenting a profile of the local social and cultural development history in Yunnan during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
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