History of Traditonal Chinese Medicine 2

In its long course of development, traditional Chinese medicine has gradually evolvedinto a unique and integrated system of medicine and an important part of the Chinese culture.Huangdi Neijing (Huangdi's Canon of Medicine ), the "bible" for traditional Chinese medicine published over 2 000 years ago, is the earliest and greatest medical classic extant in China. What the Four Books are to the Confuc~anists, Nei Jing is to the Chinese doctors Upon it is built most of the medical literature of China And so important is it considered that even at the present time, thousands of years after it was written, it is still regarded as the highest authority. The works consists of two distinct books The first is called Su Wen( Plain Conversation ) and the second is Ling Shu ( Mirc~culous Pivot ), each comprising nine volumes. Nothing definite is known of the author or the date of its publication. Tradition ascribed it, without clear historical evidence, to Huangdi (2698 2598BC).