An Inquiry Into The Medicine-Related Literature In Wei, Jin And The Southern And Northern Dynasties

Medicine-related literature is the fruit of combining medicine with literature. The ancient Chinese literature and traditional Chinese medicine came under the deep influence of ancient Chinese philosophy,shared some resemblances on the theoretical source. In the Chinese culture history,a large number of scholars,who were skillful at literature and medicine,create many works of the medical-related literature.This dissertation discusses the traditional Chinese medicine from the perspective of literature,which has a positive significance to develop the theories of Chinese medicine and literature.The dissertation can be divided into four parts,which are introduction,mainly discusses of Medicine-related literature,the main idea of the medicine-related literature,the connotations and influences of medicine-related literature in Wei-Jin and the Southern and Northern Dynasties.Part one is an introduction,in which overview the reaches about the Medicine-Related literature,expounds the significance of the reach about the Medicine-Related literature from two aspects:the ancient Chinese literature and traditional Chinese medicine sharing some resemblances on the theoretical source;a large number of people working both in medicine and in literature by profession. Part two is the first chapter of main body,which mainly discusses briefly the general situation of the philosophy,medicine and literature in Wei-Jin and the Southern and Northern Dynasties.The third part is the second chapter of main body, which compiled and classified the medicine-related literature in Wei-Jin and the Southern and Northern Dynasties on the basis of literature. This part is made up of four sections:the herbal literary works,consisting of Yao-ming poetry and Fu, the works which described culling and making medicine herbs, the works which described efficacy of herbs;the works which related to health preserving;the works which related to disease; the works which related to the doctors.The fourth part is the third chapter of main body,which summarizes the aesthetic connotation and ideological content of medicine-related literature in Wei-Jin and the Southern and Northern Dynasties,and its influences on the literary tradition in the later years.