Lesson One: History of TCMM Flashcards
The use of natural substances as medicine in China, can be traced back to?
1.7 million years ago
Which 3 legendary emperors can the origins of TCM be traced back to?
Fu Xi, Shen Nong, and Huang Di
Which cultural hero developed the trigrams of Yi Jing (I Ching) or the Book of Changes?
Fu Xi
Sheng Nong is hailed by the Chinese people as the?
Divine Cultivator/ DivineFarmer
Sheng Nong is attributed with being the founder of?
Herbal Medicine
Who drew the eight trigrams and created the nine needles?
Fu Xi
When was the Sheng Nong Ben Cao Chien (The Divine Husbandman’s Classic of Materia Medica) put to paper?
Approximately 101 BCE
According to ancient texts, Sheng Nong tasted how many herbs in a single day?
100 herbs, including 70 toxic substances
Sheng Nong’s discoveries were passed down verbally until approximately?
101 BCE
What is the Sheng Nong Ben Cao Chien?
The Divine Husbandman’s Classic of Materia Medica
Who wrote the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic?
Huang Di
Who is the Yellow Emperor?
Huang Di
What is the Huang di nei jing?
Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic
The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic was verbal until compiled onto paper between?
200 BCE and 100 CE
and completed by the Later Han Dynasty (25 - 250 CE)
The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic is divided into how many sections and what are they?
Two sections, Basic Question (Su wen) and Spiritual Pivot (Ling shu)
