In addition to traditional Chinese medicine, there were also 13 departments of Zhu You and Zhu You. The "Zhu You" section is a kind of medical technique and prescription book for curing diseases in ancient times in our country. "Zhuyu" means that a sorcerer (early alchemist, witch doctor) tells the gods the cause of the patient's illness and begs the gods for forgiveness and protection, in the hope of curing the disease. For example, in the "Yellow Emperor's Neijing", there is a record of the ancient people using "Zhu You" to cure diseases: "Yu Wen Gu cures diseases, but it moves essence and changes qi, and it can be wished by."
Zhu Youke is an ancient medical technique that does not require acupuncture or medicine to cure diseases, and it is a witchcraft ** method. In the Tang Dynasty, the Imperial Physician Department set up a curse and forbidden department, and by the time of the Yuan and Ming dynasties, the Tai Hospital set up thirteen departments, and the Zhu You Department was the thirteenth department. Later, it was said that there were thirteen methods of blessing, because there were many wizards in Chenzhou, Hunan Province who used such methods, so it was also known as the Chenzhou method, which was not a simple chemical magic.
In the early days, in addition to the technique of "wishing", the early witch doctors also made good use of "charms". "Zhu You Thirteen Departments of Medicine" says: "All calligraphy charms first recite the water mantra, the second time to recite the ink mantra, the third to recite the paper mantra, and the fourth to recite the pen mantra" and so on. This shows that the procedure of Taoist calligraphy is very complex and rigorous, with water, ink, paper, and pen must be sincerely held mantras, and after the patient's illness is written, he prays sincerely to make the calamity dissipate and relieve the suffering of illness.
In the early days, Taoist doctors also paid great attention to environmental sanitation when practicing medical treatment, requiring that they must be "clean", and at the same time, they should also use vinegar fumigation and other methods for indoor disinfection: "In the quiet room, no people should come and go, and it is expected to be cleaned, and when it is about to happen, it is smoked with vinegar and charcoal with 'defilement charms'." The method of "vinegar charcoal smoke" is a simple and very effective method of indoor sanitation and disinfection, which can kill and inhibit viruses in the air, and is still a common method used by people to prevent respiratory diseases. Chen Tuan on refining and refining qi and briefly talking about health preservation and thinking about traditional medicine
Through the above series of methods and procedures such as "blessings, calligraphy, soup baths, and medicines", we can intuitively understand the methods, functions and efficacy used by ancient Taoist doctors in the early practice of medical treatment and prevention, which are very human and clever. Reflections on Traditional Medicine Do You Believe in Traditional Chinese Medicine What do you think about Chinese medicine Promote Taoism. Traditional Culture, Ancient Chinese Medicine Principles, On the Origin of Chinese Medicine