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When was Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) developed?

April 26, 2017Chinese medicine TCM traditional

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When was Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) developed?

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Traditional Chinese medicine has its roots in ancient history. Early practitioners used stone needles. Inscriptions on bones and tortoise shells dating to the Shang Dynasty 3000 years ago bear the earliest written record of the pictograms for acupuncture and moxibustion. During the third and second centuries B.C., the “Yellow Emperor’s Internal Classic” was compiled. This work laid the theoretical foundation of Chinese Medicine and is still utilized today. The content of this classic includes physiology and pathology of the human body, principles of diagnosis and prevention and treatment of disease.