2015年 · 第45卷第06期

Traditional Chinese medicine has a long history of 5,000 years and has made great contributions to the prosperity of the Chinese nation. As an integral part of the medical and health system with Chinese characteristics, it still plays an important role in health care and disease prevention and treatment. Although traditional Chinese medicine is ancient, many basic concepts are not backward. Guided by the holistic concept, traditional Chinese medicine pursues the harmonious coexistence between man and nature, systematically grasps human health from the whole, and attaches importance to the sick people, not only human diseases; Physiologically, based on viscera, meridians, qi, blood and body fluids, it advocates the balance of yin and yang and the smooth flow of qi and blood; In treatment, individualized diagnosis and treatment characterized by syndrome differentiation and treatment, attaching importance to individual differences and the dynamic evolution of diseases; In the prescription, according to the nature and taste of the medicine, the compatibility rule of seven emotions and harmony is used, and the prescription can play a role in reducing toxicity and increasing efficacy. These characteristics are in line with the concept and direction of modern medical development, and their scientific connotation has been continuously interpreted, demonstrating the scientific and advanced nature of traditional Chinese medicine. As * said: Traditional Chinese medicine embodies profound philosophical wisdom and thousands of years of health and wellness concepts and practical experience of the Chinese nation. It is the treasure of ancient Chinese science and the key to unlocking the treasure house of Chinese civilization.

"Research on the History of Traditional Chinese Medicine for a Century" is a key project established by the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in 2012. After three years' efforts by the project team, 2.5 million words of "History of Traditional Chinese Medicine for a Century" have been compiled. Through the combination of historical materials and historical theories, the book comprehensively and systematically shows the development and academic progress of traditional Chinese medicine in the past 100 years since the Revolution of 1911, and sorts out the context of the development of traditional Chinese medicine in the past 100 years; The combination of internal history and external history puts traditional Chinese medicine in the social and cultural background, and deeply explores the truth and root causes of major events in the development history of traditional Chinese medicine in the past century. The book also records the different processes of the spread and development of traditional Chinese medicine in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and abroad in the past century, which strongly shows that human health needs traditional Chinese medicine, and traditional Chinese medicine can benefit all mankind. The appendix includes physicians' biographies, abstracts of medical books, and memorabilia. A hundred-year history of traditional Chinese medicine is a history of struggle for survival and development of traditional Chinese medicine. Before the book is published, it outlines the basic context and main characteristics of the development of traditional Chinese medicine in the past century for the benefit of readers.

On December 19th, 1955, after more than a year of preparation, the "Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China" was formally established. The basic tasks of the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the initial stage of establishment are: "inherit and carry forward the medical cultural heritage of the motherland, enrich modern medical science, unite and improve Chinese and Western medicine,... implement Western medicine and learn Chinese medicine. Through learning and using modern scientific culture, study and arrange the knowledge and clinical experience of Chinese medicine in a planned, step-by-step and systematic way; collect and arrange the literature of Chinese medicine; At the same time, train teachers in medical colleges to teach Chinese medicine courses. "(Internal Archives of Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. Annual Summary of the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1956 and Brief Introduction to the Hospital. 1956: Classification No. 10, Case File No. 1.)

In June, Chairman Mao Zedong instructed: "Immediately set up a Chinese medicine research institution, recruit good Chinese medicine practitioners to conduct research, and send good Western medicine practitioners to study Chinese medicine and jointly participate in the research work".

Rhubarb is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine, which has the functions of purging and attacking accumulation, clearing away heat and purging fire, detoxifying, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It is used for stagnation, constipation, vomiting blood, red eyes, sore throat, swelling and pain of gums, blood stasis, amenorrhea, burns and scalds, damp-heat jaundice, gonorrhea and other symptoms. Rhubarb can be divided into raw and cooked. The ancients believed that this product was "steep in raw use and slow in cooked use", and it was often treated by cutting, canning, roasting, simmering, stir-frying, steaming and boiling. At present, there are processing methods such as wine soaking, wine stir-frying, wine boiling, wine steaming, vinegar stir-frying, salt water stir-frying, char-frying, charcoal stir-frying and steaming. It has been confirmed by research that the diarrheogenic component of rhubarb is combined anthraquinone, and free anthraquinone has no diarrheogenic effect. The bound anthraquinone of cooked rhubarb by heating was significantly reduced, the tannin was only partially reduced, the coldness was reduced, and the laxative effect was moderated. The 2015 edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia contains four processed products: rhubarb, wine rhubarb, cooked rhubarb and rhubarb charcoal.