| As a unique theme in ancient Chinese Fu literature,the Fu about traditional Chinese medicine have not yet attracted academic circle ’s attention.The traditional Chinese medicine mainly refer to those related to health care.The Fu about traditional Chinese medicine are the essays that directly refer to the effects of medicine and the concept of health.The health-care concepts can be seen in the question and answer between Wuke and the prince of Chu in Qi Fa,the Fu written by Mei Sheng.The medicinal images laid out in Fu about capitals and cities of Han Dynasty show the traditional Chinese medicine products of different capitals and cities.In Han Dynasty,there appeared the Thing-chanting Fu.The contents of medical health care in Wei and Jin Dynasties were clear.In Song Dynasty,the number of Fu involved in medicine and chanting things increased.Qing Dynasty had the most essays.The concepts of health care in Fu expanded from a few words to the main content.Writer’ s concept of medical health gradually strengthened.Due to the characteristics of Fu’ s boasting and layout,the medical health concepts in Fu ’s writings are always similar to but distant from the theories in medical classics.Except Medicine Fu,health concepts include three parts: devils making disease,fragrance driving adversity,desiring longevity.The quantities about the Fu about wormwood and opium are large and the contents are rich.These essays should be studied.Wormwood writing exists in two systems,one is the literati system and the other is the folk custom system.Wormwood in literati system belongs to the literary tradition of vanilla beauty,and writers focus on the social properties of wormwood.Wormwood in the folklore system is positive.It carries people’ s aversion to evil and prayers for good fortune.People notice the medical effects of wormwood.The main value of the opium Fu is that they accurately document the damage done by opium.It can not only play a warning role,but also be used as historical documents and become important materials for studying the harm of opium.Medicine Fu give both momentum and formality.Medicinal Fu are the confluence of the tradition of writing Ci Fu and the tradition of writing materia medica works.This is not only a manifestation of flexible use of Fu,but also a realistic appeal for scholars to learn.They also expand the function of Fu from the traditional function about criticism and lyricism to serving the people.What ’ s more,they give enlightenment to the development of modern medicine.Medicine Fu are still an important way for beginners to learn traditional Chinese medicine.The method of promoting the memory and inheritance of traditional Chinese medicine by verse is effective even today. |
