Open AccessThe Role of the “Traditional Chinese Medicine Proclamation” in Cholera Prevention and Control in Modern China
Author(s) -
Jie Ma,
Xi Wang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chinese medicine and culture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-9627
pISSN - 2589-9473
DOI - 10.4103/cmac.cmac_30_20
Subject(s) - proclamation , china , western medicine , cholera , politics , traditional chinese medicine , political science , development economics , economic growth , medicine , alternative medicine , law , virology , economics , pathology
During the period of social transformation in modern China, the sudden onslaught of malignant infectious diseases, the helplessness of the public, and the impact of the modern Western medical system promoted the profound self-revolution of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Multiple factors, including politics, economy or religion contributed to the formulation of paper-based "TCM proclamation". This paper, based on the prevention and control of cholera advocated in TCM proclamation, analyzes the new ways of cholera spread in China in early modern times and the complicated "country-region-medical institutions-other institutions-individuals" correlations.