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Many of these formulas were created by the pioneers of Chinese medicine and are quite old. For example, "Liu Wei Di Huang Wan" (六味地黄丸; liùwèi dìhuáng wán; liu-wei ti-huang wan) was developed by Qian Yi (钱乙 Qián Yǐ) (c. 1032–1113 CE).
Many systematic reviews of TCM interventions published in Chinese journals are incomplete, some contained errors or were misleading. [173] The herbs recommended by traditional Chinese practitioners in the US are unregulated. [174] A 2013 review found the data too weak to support use of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
A cat eating grass – an example of zoopharmacognosy. Zoopharmacognosy is a behaviour in which non-human animals self-medicate by selecting and ingesting or topically applying plants, soils and insects with medicinal properties, to prevent or reduce the harmful effects of pathogens, toxins, and even other animals.
The Xia dynasty (夏朝; c. 2070–1600 BCE) is the first dynasty of traditional Chinese historiography. [1] Founded by Yu the Great, both the dynasty and its rulers are of highly uncertain and controversial historicity. [1] [2] There is some uncertainty as to the correct character for Zhu's name. [3] Some sources refer to him as Yu (予). [4]
It was founded by Hu Xueyan with the south architectural style in 1874, located at 95 Dajing Lane (大井巷) alongside West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.The drugstore opened in 1878 at a cost of more than 200 thousand taels and operated on the principle of Taiping Huimin and the Bureau agents (太平惠民和剂局方).
Zhang Yuansu 张元素 (courtesy name Jiegu; ca. 1151–1234) was one of the most historically influential Traditional Chinese medicine physicians in the period of transition from China's northern Jin dynasty to the Mongolian Yuan dynasty.
Zhu Yu's Pingzhou Table Talks of 1119 AD was a crucial piece of medieval maritime literature, as it was the first book to outline the use of the magnetic-needle compass for navigation at sea. The book also described the use of watertight bulkhead compartments in Chinese ship hulls, which prevented sinking when heavily damaged in one compartment.
Dexmedetomidine, sold under the brand name Precedex among others, is a medication used for sedation. [4] Veterinarians use dexmedetomidine for similar purposes in treating cats, dogs, and horses. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] It is also used in humans to treat acute agitation associated with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder . [ 5 ]