Unit11
1IntheWesternZhouDynasty(1046-771BC),doctorsbegantobeclassifiedintofourcategories--dietician,physician,doctorofdecoctionsandsurgery
(X)ShenNongBenCaoJing(Shennong'sClassicofMateriaMedica),amasterpieceofmedicalliteratureappearedinWesternHanDynasty,outlinesthetheoryofthecompatibilityofmedicinalingredients
(X)ZhenJiuJiaYiJing(ABCanonofAcupunctureandMoxibustion)byHuangfuMiduringtheWesternJintime(265-316)establishesthefoundationofmeridiansandcollateralstheory
(V)ZhangZhongjingproposedthatmastershipofmedicineliesinproficientmedicalskillsandloftymedicalethics,whicheventuallybecametheembodimentofamoralvalueoftheChinesenation
(X)BenCaoGangMu(CompendiumofMateriaMedica)compiledbyLiShizhenintheMingDynasty(1368-1644)wasthefirstbookintheworldthatscientificallycategorizedmedicinalherbs