Kampo
| Kampo | |||||
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| Kanji | 漢方医学 | ||||
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| Romanization | Kanpō igaku |
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| Traditional Chinese | 日本漢方醫學 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 日本汉方医学 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Han [Chinese] medicine in Japan" | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Rìběn Hànfāng yīxué |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Yaht-bún Hon-fōng yī-hohk |
Kampō medicine (漢方医学 Kanpō igaku?), often known simply as Kanpō (漢方, "Chinese [medicine]"), is the study of traditional Chinese medicine in Japan following its introduction, by way of Korea, beginning in the 7th century. Since then, the Japanese have created their own unique system of diagnosis and therapy. Japanese traditional medicine uses most of the Chinese therapies including acupuncture and moxibustion, but Kampō in its present-day sense is primarily concerned with the study of herbs.
According to Chinese mythology, the origins of traditional Chinese medicine are traced back to the three legendary sovereigns Fuxi, Shennong and Yellow Emperor. Shennong is believed to have tasted hundreds of herbs to ascertain their medicinal value and effects on the human body and help relieve people of their sufferings. The oldest written record focussing solely on the medicinal use of plants was the Shennong Ben Cao Jing which was compiled around the end of the first century B.C. and is said to have classified 365 species of herbs or medicinal plants.
Chinese medical practices were introduced to Japan by way of Korea during the 6th century A.D. In 608 Empress Suiko dispatched E-Nichi, Fuku-In and other young physicians to China. It is said that they studied medicine there for 15 years. Until 838 Japan sent 19 missions to Tang China. While the officials studied Chinese government structures, physicians and many of the Japanese monks absorbed Chinese medical knowledge.
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