Chinese Medicine
In the unit that introduces the history of TCM, the evolution of the Chinese character for medicine, the world’s earliest model of the human body—a bronze acupuncture statue, manual describing the meridians, acupuncture points and moxibustion points on the bronze statue and important events in TCM history are described. In addition, the earliest records of illnesses and treatment methods were inscribed on oracle bones during the Shang Dynasty, while the oldest surviving medical literature was excavated from a tomb at Mawuangdui. Other exhibit topics include famous physicians from the Warring States Period to the Han Dynasty, famous TCM texts from the Warring States Period to the Tang Dynasty, TCM’s contribution to immunology, the development of forensic medicine, Shih-jen Lee—a great pharmacist, TCM’s influence on the world, the influence of Western scientific methods on TCM and medical treatment systems in Taiwan.