Research On Folk Medical In Jiangzhe Region Of Song Dynasty

Medical treatment in Song Dynasty was highly developed,especially in Jiangzhe Region,which was at the forefront of the country.With the increase of population density in Jiangzhe Region,affected by its unique climate and geographical environment,diseases are very easy to breed,and the public’s demand for medical care is gradually expanding.The social and economic prosperity of Jiangzhe Region and the maturity of engraving technology provide the material foundation for the development of folk medical care.The Song government attached great importance to medical care and Lin’an became a political center in the Southern Song Dynasty,which greatly promoted the development of medical care in Jiangzhe Region.The development level of folk medical care in Jiangzhe Region in the Song Dynasty reflected the direction of social grassroots medical care at that time,and its development was embodied in the increase of doctors,medical records,drugs and the application of medical therapy.In the Song Dynasty,there were various types of folk physicians in Jiangzhe Region,not only traditional physicians,but also monks,witches,Taoists,and other medical practitioners.There are more and more specialized medical books in the private sector,covering prescriptions,typhoid fever,herbal medicine,clinical,obstetrics and gynecology,pediatrics,health preservation,surgery,diet therapy,acupuncture,etc.,and there are also many utilizations of local drug resources.Folk medical therapy in Jiangzhe Region mainly includes drug therapy and acupuncture.Traditional doctors have made new developments on the basis of summarizing the clinical experience of predecessors.These therapies are not limited to ordinary doctors,and Buddhist and Taoist doctors will also use these methods for treatment.Xiaogan therapy also exists in Jiangzhe Region,and is highly valued by the government and the public.In the Song Dynasty,the relationship between doctors and patients in Jiangzhe Region Provinces formed a model of active doctors and passive patients.The medical ethics of doctors was also highly valued by the public at that time.In the Song Dynasty,Jiangzhe Region folk medicine formed its own characteristics in the process of development,and there was a phenomenon of simultaneous use of medicine and witchcraft.Compared with the Tang Dynasty,the medical resources for the folk increased at this time.The folk medicine in Jiangzhe Region in the Song Dynasty was of great significance to the time and future generations.The enthusiasm of the people to participate in medical treatment continued to increase,and the folk medicine played a certain role in the inheritance of later generations of doctors.But it is undeniable that there are certain limitations in Jiangzhe Region folk medicine.Although private medical resources have increased,the resulting regional distribution is seriously unbalanced.At the same time,influenced by the traditional folk customs of Jiangzhe Region and the medical methods of monks and witches,the folk medical treatment in Jiangzhe Region has some superstition and mystery.However,as far as the actual medical situation is concerned,the choice of medical therapy for the patient is related to the disease itself.The therapy with strong superstition is generally used to treat intractable diseases,and doctors have a certain status in the hearts of the public.The development of folk medicine in Jiangzhe Region in the Song Dynasty provided a reference for later generations.