Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese Medicine

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The origins of this medicinal science are multimillénaires and the first written back to the pre-Qin period (221-207 BC).
This document, entitled Internal Canon, details existing at that time Chinese medical theories. Then archaeologists have recovered a practical guide on diseases caused by cold dating from the Han Dynasty written by Chang Chung-ching, guide medical practices which are still used today.

Chinese medical work written by Li Shih-Chen revolutionized medicine and pharmacology including the World during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in 1892 establishing a register containing medicinal composition, the targeted disease, dosages and side effects. This manual was translated into many languages ​​and exerted considerable influence on the development of medicine in Europe and Asia.