Original Article
Textual criticism and discrimination on the naming of"Five-abstention Soup of Medical Professional"from the Han-tomb of the Marquis of Haihun
WANG Yeran, YUAN Yuan, XU Changqing, CAO Lijuan, WANG Yile, HUANG Luqi
Published 2017-05-28
Cite as Chin J Med Hist, 2017,47(03): 145-148. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0255-7053.2017.03.002
Abstract
A lacquer vessel with the inscription of Yi gong wu jin tang (Five-abstention Soup of Medical Profession) has been unearthed from the Han-tomb of Marquis of Haihun, in which"Five abstentions"is related to the incantations and abstention therapies prevalent in the Qin and Han Dynasties. The"Five-abstention Law"is the five rituals and methods during the process of practicing incantations and abstentions therapies including"keeping one’s thinking (cun si)","holding the breath(bi qi)","twirling eyes (nian mu)","stepping after Yu’s sample (yu bu)"and"incanting and blessing (zhou zhu)". The"Five-abstention Law"uses the medium"soup"to achieve the purpose of treatment."Soup"refers either to"decoction"or to"magic water". The lacquer vessel with the inscription"Five-abstention Soup of Medical professional"could be an instrument for implementing the process of practising the"Five-abstention Law", reflecting the historical facts that Liu He, the Marquis Haihun did accept the incantations and abstention therapies.
Key words:
Marquis of Haihun; Medical professionals; Incantations and abstention therapies; Five abstentions,
Contributor Information
WANG Yeran
State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700;2 Office of Educational Administration, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, 150040
YUAN Yuan
State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700
XU Changqing
The Relics and Archaeology Academy of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, 330003
CAO Lijuan
China Institute for History of Medicine and Medical Literature, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
WANG Yile
The Relics and Archaeology Academy of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, 330003
HUANG Luqi
State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700
