Chinese medicine - 中学医

Japanese: 中国医学 - ちゅうごくいがく(英語表記)Zhōng guó yī xué
Chinese medicine - 中学医
This refers to traditional medicine that developed in China, and is still used in China and neighboring countries today. Japan also accepted this medicine, and until 1883 (Meiji 16), when it became compulsory for doctors to learn Western medicine, treatment was exclusively based on this system, but after the Edo period, it showed a unique development different from that in mainland China. This is called Kampo medicine, but care should be taken because this term is sometimes used almost synonymously with Chinese medicine (Oriental medicine).
[Features]
The medicines used in Chinese medicine are herbal medicines, that is, natural products that have been simply processed by drying or chopping.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
中国で発達した伝統医学をいい,現在でも中国とその周辺諸国で用いられている。日本もこの医学を受け入れ,1883年(明治16)西洋医学を習得することが医師に義務づけられるまで,もっぱらこの体系による治療が行われてきたが,江戸時代以後は中国本土とは違う独特の展開をみせた。これを漢方医学というが,この言葉は中国医学とほとんど同義に使われることもあるから注意を要する(東洋医学)。
[特徴]
 中国医学で用いている薬品は,生薬(しようやく)つまり乾燥とか細切などの簡単な加工を施しただけの天産品である。

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