"Chinese materia medica encyclopedia" : collection of folk force of grand projects

Time: 2016-06-20 source: China's traditional Chinese medicine to the author: zhu Lu air-conditioning Gao Xinjun

, was born when the number of flat world, we just have some conditions, there are opportunities for wan sages to complete a little dream, only the feeling of pleasure, no hangover.

Herbal medicine is one of the important symbols of Chinese culture, the system and symbols for the function of the guarantee of survival and reproduction of the Chinese nation. "Chinese materia medica encyclopedia" by the folk force, will be scattered dusty medica literature in history as a complete system to collect data. In order to understand the literature published work behind the scenes, we in the suburbs of Beijing by a simple houses, had an interview with the editor of "Chinese materia medica encyclopedia" LuJun Sir.

Put Mr LuJun residence in Chinese materia medica "(410 edition)

Through the folk strength to complete a "rescue"

LuJun, he graduated from the philosophy department of Peking University has been focused on research and protection of Chinese ancient culture, met in the process of creating Chinese culture research association home famous herbalism kuo-chun chang and Ma Jixing, ShangZhiJun specialists. Kuo-chun chang was the founder of pharmacognosy pioneer in modern China, the Chinese medicine institute zhao Yu huang's students. Zhao Yu yellow on his deathbed, had asked him to stick to Chinese herbal medicine literature collection of finishing work.

The length and breadth of scholar endowed with unique LuJun broad field of vision. And called for under the influence of the gentlemen, LuJun gradually aware of the herbal medicine of traditional Chinese medicine literature collection value and significance. Comes from the love of Chinese traditional culture and the national physician medica literature protection significance of awareness, LuJun and he created the Chinese culture research association since 1994 the study of materia medica literature plan.

To effectively promote the collection of the literature of TCM herbal medicine, finish the retrieved from academic work, and avoid further loss, herbal medicine of traditional Chinese medicine literature specially established Chinese society for the study of culture of Chinese materia medica engineering working committee, advisory committee, and the academic committee. Seminar hired a large number of ancient Chinese medical literature, medical history, library science, version and medical experts, assembled a group of professionals and cross-sectoral, interdisciplinary part-time job expert, also hired a group of well-known scholars of the academic and cultural communities, old diplomat, related ministries and commissions of leading cadres and old comrades as an adviser.

Chinese materia medica engineering work and the academic committee

After four years of planning and design, technology research, directory, documents collection, completed the early modern Chinese ancient materia medica literature can see bibliography, existing bibliography, collection, distribution, diaspora overseas orphan directory, such as literature investigation, statistics, research and finishing work.

According to LuJun, both at home and read all kinds of big personnel coordination problem of library's literature historical data, need to rely on the ministry of culture to provide convenient conditions; In dealing with the overseas libraries and research institutions, national ministries and commissions such as intervention requires the ministry of foreign affairs. Considering compiling Chinese materia medica "is a systematic project, have a rigorous program, government intervention will slow down the whole work process, therefore, the project didn't accept government funds, but LuJun personal investment and raise folk, before and after a total investment 65 million yuan.

Editor of "Chinese materia medica book making is a grand culture systems engineering, the social from all walks of life and overseas relevant personage broad attention and high evaluation. Former vice premier li lanqing once are very concerned about the progress of the project; The former vice minister propaganda department Gong Xinhan performance guidance work; The ministry of health, the state administration of traditional Chinese medicine also give affirmation and support, Wu Jieping, Geoffrey, Cui Yueli, Qian Xinzhong, zhang wenkang a few health minister served as advisor of the book, the sincere support and help.

Medica encyclopedia of TCM, so to speak, in the process of compiling, the older generation of officials, experts and scholars at home and abroad, each participant, participants were given the friendship help and selfless dedication. Through the use of folk force, herbal medicine of traditional Chinese medicine engineering working committee gleaned from the Chinese ancient literature of traditional Chinese medicine and materia medica literature historical data, compile sorting out from TCM literature of China historically has book book "Chinese materia medica encyclopedia".

"Chinese materia medica" recorded in 220 BC to 1911 AD, China all important herbal monographs and over 2000 kinds of materia medica literature for a total of 410 volumes, more than 240000 pages, 250 million words.

"Chinese materia medica book illustration

By interrupting the checking all over the world more than 130 libraries, search, included nearly radix stemonae diaspora overseas orphan, rare herbal monographs, large-scale TCM literature census, were recorded over 800 monograph medica, related to more than 10000 kinds of materia medica literature. In addition also includes Chinese minority medica medica literature in the field of literature, religion, and the ancient materia medica literature written by the overseas scholars. To search for collected nearly radix stemonae diaspora in herbal monographs overseas orphan, rare books, Chinese materia medica engineering working committee before and after more than 20 countries and regions, visited numerous experts, scholars and enthusiasts.

Ancient books for the mountain of contemporary academic research

Japan is to collect the most relevant medical records. Because the Japanese are systematically from China who lived in ages past purchasing Chinese materia medica, medical books, organizing or clips into books back home. Which kind of literature is to belong to common general reading, similar to the family of Chinese medicine journal "family life" and so on, all kinds of life common sense, the medical category, will save a lot of Chinese medical literature. Within my hall royal library belongs to the country's government system, draw on the literature is relatively convenient. As a collection of traditional Chinese medicine classics, however, the most abundant and most informative apricot rain bookstore, is a private collection agencies takeda's family, not publicity, in principle, also brought some difficulties to consult relevant literature.

LuJun thinks, different literature works, death is for people to enjoy the text, the ancient Chinese medicine literature system, is the only in the history of mankind, is a continuous record of literature interaction between nature and human health, is based on the observation, experiment, research results of many generations of people. Even unknown personal writings, are very important and irreplaceable scientific data. Tu in the study of artemisinin, is also found in the elbow rear related records in ancient books and thus a major breakthrough. The elbow rear author ge hong is not a professional doctor, but the folk hermit, the elbow rear but also is one of the past thousands of recipe, nor authoritative writings. If have the rich informative books, will be relatively easy.

From the ancient books to find the solution of specific historical era, specific things, provide us with another perspective or evidence, also can yet be regarded as our contemporary academic research and historical textual research of his mountain, which is the Chinese and foreign scholars so pay attention to the root cause of the "Chinese materia medica encyclopedia". According to LuJun, huaxia publishing house, 2002, in foreign countries, the United States, Colombia, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, France and other colleges and libraries have bought collection, also have individuals to buy collections.

In China, the national library, Beijing university of Chinese medicine and the Shanghai university of traditional Chinese medicine and other institutions have been bought. For many years published in succession, (1998) published in October 2002, the last series, published a total of 50 sets, sell 48 sets, 1 set in the hands of the author, 1 set, in the company. After the purchase of American university library book placed in the eye-catching place of the library, as a photo wall.

Before from the education of traditional Chinese medicine is a paradigm, this paradigm is clear in history. But can't find the normalized TCM today. "LuJun said that, in the past every doctor of traditional Chinese medicine is the basic requirement of proficient in herbal medicine and clinical. Now with the development of medical science, professional refinement of learning make students focus more on professional, medical science, clinical medicine, etc.

Accurately speaking, we present the workers master of traditional Chinese medicine is mostly some relatively shallow fur. Great progress of human beings, is the progress of innovation, is the Renaissance of demonstrating the power of the guide and promote the social development and progress, such as the ancient Chinese, western han dynasty's ancient prose movement, the prosperity of the tang poetry culture. The real revival of traditional Chinese medicine is no shortcut, we should departure from the traditional paradigm to develop. To bring a doctor for many years.

Herbal medicine is the guarantee system of national survival

"Chinese materia medica encyclopedia" rich in content, contains a lot of thoughts, ideas, don't need to be thorough, cost a lot of time, even don't have to spend a lot of money can put forward a very good application in modern medicine line service. Study of traditional Chinese medicine, if you don't stand in such a global height and position, will not be able to see more, comprehensive knowledge of medicine. LuJun, argues Mr Has 3000 years history of herbal medicine, it is our national survival guarantee system, and not just drugs. The herbal medicine and astronomy in the Chinese culture has a great contribution to human future society.

As the editor-in-chief of the Chinese materia medica encyclopedia, LuJun think since its publication, this book has no immediate reflects its value. We need to see the value of the future.

He felt when our country people's national self-confidence, cultural confidence up, this book will be very valuable, need not deliberately seeking quick results and value, evaluation nor as according to the book. We can't measure from the Angle of investment and profit or meaning a book on academic achievement.

It is because there are LuJun such a group willing to devote their time and cost to complete an academic significance and research value, can provide useful experience for China's academic later study. Without these documents, and others don't know do you have in the invisible in the dark night to look for a few years. As LuJun said: "one hundred years of war, were constantly, generations of scholars half-heartedly, was born when the number of flat world, we just have some conditions, there are opportunities for wan sages to complete a little dream, only the feeling of pleasure, no hangover."