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Author's name: Dinh Thi Thanh Mai
Thesis title:Study of the general pharmacological properties of the text
The field of study for this dissertation is Sino-Vietnamese studies.
Major: Sino-Vietnamese Studies Code: 62 22 01 04
Name of the postgraduate training unit: University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
1. Purpose and scope of the thesis
Traditional Vietnamese medicine, from its early beginnings to the present day, has undergone many centuries of diverse developments in various fields such as: pharmacology, the medicinal properties of Vietnam, and methods of treating diseases (the eight methods).[1]Traditional medicine, along with modern medicine, has contributed to protecting and caring for people's health, including methods of maintaining good health, such as health preservation techniques, etc.
In traditional medicine, medicinal materials are one of the important factors. In our country, the source of medicinal materials is very rich, including herbs, animals, and minerals. Each type of medicinal material has a different name, properties, and uses.
From practical survival experiences, the ancestors of the Vietnamese people knew what plants, fruits, and animals to eat; they knew how to cultivate crops and raise livestock to create beneficial resources for the body, combining food with appropriate spices to remove odors and aid digestion; they knew how to brew alcohol for drinking and medicinal purposes; and they knew how to prepare poisons to defend against enemies (during the reign of King An Duong Vuong). Many medicinal herbs were gradually discovered (Pueraria lobata, Longan, Lychee, Tangerine, Apricot...), and many were exported to China: Coix lacryma-jobi, Quisqualis indica, Patchouli....
In Vietnam, the Imperial Medical Institute was established right from the time of independence (10th century), with the task of overseeing the examination and treatment of the king and officials, leading medicine and public health, under the direction of the Tế Sinh Đường and the Ty Lương.
The tradition of cultivating medicinal plants for disease prevention and treatment was continued by Hai Thuong Lan Ong Le Huu Trac (from Hai Duong province).
In the vast system of medical texts written in both Chinese and Nom scripts in Vietnam, medicinal plants also constitute a valuable body of medical knowledge. The Institute of Han Nom Studies (VNCHN) currently preserves a collection of these texts.General medicinal properties藥性歌藥性歌括With 7 volumes (VHv. 515, VHv.518, VHv.519, VHv.536, VNv. 274, VHb.209, VHv.1027) included in the system of traditional medicine texts, the work provides fundamental knowledge for those entering medicine, introduces Chinese pharmacology, and especially introduces Vietnamese medicinal herbs; demonstrating the learning, adaptation, and creativity of the Vietnamese people in the face of Chinese medical knowledge.
With this understanding, the doctoral candidate chose the topic...Text analysisGeneral medicinal propertiesas the research topic for the dissertation.
The subject of this thesis is a group of texts. General medicinal propertiesCurrently preserved at the Republic of Vietnam.[2], including the following versions:
2. Research methods used
The method of studying Sino-Vietnamese texts is the main method applied to establish the system of texts.General medicinal propertiesThis involves examining the age, author, and transmission process to determine the best text for presentation and publication.
Quantitative methods aim to statistically determine the number of medicinal ingredients and the number of anomalies.
Hermeneutics (or interpretive methods) is also used to explain, interpret, or translate medicinal materials.General medicinal properties.
Medical methods, with an orientation towards exploiting the content value of the work.General medicinal properties, contributing to the introduction of medicinal properties in herbal medicine and the socialization of traditional medicine works.
Interdisciplinary research aims to highlight the historical, cultural, medical, and other values expressed in the work.General medicinal properties.
3. Main results and conclusions
3.1. Main results
- Systematize the text as a whole.General medicinal propertiesCurrently preserved at VNCHN, the study examines the characteristics of the texts, compares and contrasts different texts, and analyzes discrepancies between texts, aiming to select the most reliable text for translation and publication.
- Comparing and contrasting groups of textsGeneral medicinal propertiescurrently remains in the Republic of Vietnam withThe medicinal properties of four hundred ingredients.of Cung Đình Hiền (China) to see the Vietnamese adaptation inGeneral medicinal propertiesCompiled by Vietnamese people.
- The workGeneral medicinal propertiesThese translated and introduced poems will contribute to the overall picture of traditional medicine in our country. At the same time, translating these Nôm poems will provide purely Vietnamese names for traditional medicine practitioners to recognize existing remedies in folk medicine, facilitating their preservation and utilization.
- The documentary value of the workGeneral medicinal propertiesThis research focuses on providing information about Vietnamese traditional medicine in general, as well as contributing to a better understanding of pharmacology in particular.
- The research findings of this thesis can be used in compiling traditional medicine prescriptions and can also serve as a basis for writing about the medicinal properties in herbal medicine at Vietnamese traditional medicine institutions as well as medical universities with traditional medicine departments.
- Medical bookThe medicinal properties of four hundred ingredients.These traditional Vietnamese medicinal herbs were introduced to Vietnam early on and were adopted and creatively adapted by the Vietnamese, who added and supplemented them with other traditional remedies found in books.The medicinal properties of four hundred ingredients.No, the national script and writing style were used to record the names of medicinal herbs, remedies for diseases, and instructions on how to treat diseases.
3.2. Conclusion
Through the study of the text 藥性歌括General medicinal propertiesIt can be confirmed that the text group 藥性歌括General medicinal propertiesVietnamese Sino-Vietnamese texts exist as a group of texts with the same name but different VHv and VNv symbols: VHv.518, VHv.274, VHv.515, VHv.519, VHb.209, VHv.1027, VHv.536, VHv.2070.
The textual characteristics of this group of texts are primitive folklore belonging to the VHv.VNv. book collection, which is a collection of books gathered from the people after the land reform revolution.
The collective nature of 藥性歌括General medicinal propertiesIn terms of textual organization, it involves both absorbing Chinese texts and demonstrating Vietnamese creativity in compiling content, style, and writing. For example, in 藥性歌括四百味 (Yi Xing Ge Dan Si Bai Ru), it is a combination of 藥性歌括四百味 (Yi Xing Ge Dan Si Bai Ru).The medicinal properties of four hundred ingredients.While Cung Đình Hiền's work contains only one section on medicine (names, characteristics, properties, and effects of medicinal herbs), in...General medicinal propertiesVietnamese Sino-Vietnamese texts address a wide range of topics related to medicine, pulse diagnosis, and healthcare, utilizing both Chinese and Vietnamese characters, and employing songs, rhymes, poems, six-eight meter verses, treatises, theories, and conclusions to make the understanding of traditional medicine more engaging.
Based on that, the thesis compiled a list of documented content, totaling 70 items, classifying these categories according to two principles: general and specific. General refers to items found in two or more documents, with the document title being "pharmaceutical properties." Specific refers to items appearing in only one document. The result is the formation of two structural groups: general and specific.
Affirming the unification of the common and particular structural elements within the complete whole.General medicinal properties, to create a basic medical and pharmaceutical curriculum for doctors.
The Vietnamese nature of the issue regarding language use.
Based on the core values mentioned above, it can be affirmed thatGeneral medicinal propertiesIt is a text that is useful and valuable for life.
SUMMARY OF DOCTORAL THESIS
The author's name: Dinh Thi Thanh Mai
Thesis title:Study on the documents ofPharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicine
Scientific branch of the thesis: Sino Nom
Major: Sino Nom Code: 62 22 01 04
The name of postgraduate training institution: The University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University, Hanoi
1. Thesis purpose and objectives:
Traditional Vietnamese medicine has been diversely developed for many centuries in many fields such as the pharmacognosy of South Vietnam's medicinal properties, treatment methods (eight methods), or the nourishing method to improve the physical condition, etc. National traditional medicine together with modern medicine has contributed to the protection and health care for human beings.
In the national medicine, medicinal herbs are one of the important factors. In our country, sources of medicinal herbs are abundant including herbs, animals and minerals. Each type of medicinal herb has different names, properties and uses.
In the reality, for the purpose of survival, the Vietnamese's ancestors knew which plants, fruits and animals to eat; knew how to cultivate and raise livestock to create a beneficial source for the body, combining food with suitable spices to eliminate fishy smell and to be easy to digest; they knew how to cook wine for drinking and for making medicine; knew how to impregnate poison to fight enemies (An Duong Vuong's time). Many medicinal herbs had been gradually discovered (Cat Can, Long Nhan, Le Chi, Quyt, Mo ...), many medicinal herbs had been exported to China: coix seed, Ragoon creeper, and Patchouli.
In Vietnam, Thai Medicine Vien (the board of royal physicians) was established since the period of independence and self-control (in the 10th century), and was responsible for the medical examination and treatment for the kings, mandarins, medical leaders and people's health under the direction of Te Sinh Duong and Ty Luong.
The tradition of cultivating herbs for prevention and treatment of dicease continued to be succeeded by Hai Thuong Lan Mr. Le Huu Trac (Hai Duong province's citizen).
In a rather large system of medical documents written in Han-Nom script in Vietnam, Medicinal herbs are also materials containing many useful medical knowledge. At the Institute of Han-Nom script research, the documents onPharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicine藥性歌藥性歌括including 7 copies have been stored (VHv. 515, VHv.518, VHv.519, VHv.536, VNv, 274, VHb .209, VHv.1027) belonging to the system of traditional medicine documents. The fact that the content of the work, the basic knowledge for medical introducing people, the introduction of Chinese medicinal herbs and especially the introduction of Vietnamese medicinal herbs indicates the learning ability, perception skill and the creativity of Vietnamese people towards Chinese medicine knowledge.
With that awareness, the Ph.D student chose the titleStudy on the documents ofPharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicinefor the thesis title.
The subjects to be studied are the documents of Pharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicine which are stored at the Institute of Han-Nom script research, including:
1.Pharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicine藥性歌藥性歌括,codedVNv.274 contains 240 pages.
2.Heirloom of the pulse method家傳脈法國語歌, coded VHv.515, contains 152 pages..
3. Pharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicine藥性歌藥性歌括, coded VHv.518, contains 240 pages.
5. Pharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicine藥性歌藥性歌括, coded VHv.536, contains 119 pages.
6. Pharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicine藥性歌藥性歌括, codedVHv. 1027, contains 66 pages
7. Pharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicine藥性歌藥性歌括, coded VHb. 209, contains 262 pages.
2. Research methods
The method of Han Nom text study is the major method used to establish the writing system ofPharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicine, date inspection, author, process of compilation, then to specify the best document for the introduction and publication.
Quantitative method for the purpose of statistics of the number of herbs and the number of heterogeneous documents.
The method of hermeneutics (also known as learning preference) is also used to explain, interpret, or translate medicinal herbs inPharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicine.
Medical method, with the orientation of developing the content value ofPharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicine, contributing to introducing medicinal properties in pharmacognosy and socializing traditional medicine works.
Interdisciplinary research aims to specify the historical, cultural and medical values, ... shown inPharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicine.
3.Major results and conclusions:
3.1.Major results
To completely systematizePharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicinestored at the Institute of Han-Nom script research,to study the document's characteristics, to compare documents, to analyze heterogeneity among documents, aiming to select the most reliable document for the translation and publication.
- To compare the series of documents ofPharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicinestored at the Institute of Han-Nom script research withPharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicineby Cung Dinh Hien (China) to realize the Vietnamese features inPharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicinecompiled by Vietnamese people.
- ThePharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicinehas been translated and introduced, and added to the overall picture of the traditional medicine in the country. At the same time, translating the Nom script documents will provide pure Vietnamese names to let the doctors know the name of the medicine that exists in the folk to facilitate the preservation and exploitation.
- Values in terms of reference of thePharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicineare focused on exploiting, aiming to provide information on traditional Vietnamese medicine in general, as well as to contribute to understanding more about medicinal herbs in particular.
- The research results of the thesis can be used in compiling remedies of traditional medicine and become the basis for writing about pharmaceutical properties in pharmacognosy at traditional medicine facilities in Vietnam as well as traditional medicine departments of medical universities.
Medical letterPharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicine in quartet tasteswas transmitted to Vietnam in early time and was perceived and created by Vietnamese people. They also added some Vietnamese medicinal herbs, used the national characters to name the medicine, medicinal remedies and instructions thatPharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicine in quartet tastes didn't have.
3.2.Revisions
Through the study of documents藥性歌括Pharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicine, it is possible to affirm that the series of documents藥性歌括Pharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicinein Han Nom script existing in Vietnam is the ones having the same name but different code VHv and VNv: VHv.518, VHv.274, VHv.515, VHv.519, VHb.209, VHv.1027, VHv.536, VHv.2070.
The document's characteristics of this document series bear the primary folk belonging to VHv repository. VNv. is a series of books collected from the folk after the land revolution.
The convergence of 藥性歌括 Pharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicine in terms of the organization of documents includes the understanding of Chinese books and the creativity of Vietnamese people through the compilation of contents and characters as well as letter forms. While in 藥性歌括Pharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicine in quartet tastes by Cung Dinh Hien contains only one content about pharmacognosy (name, characteristics, properties and use of medicinal herbs), Pharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicine in Han-Nom script consists of many contents including Pharmacognosy – Pulse – Medicine in both Han script and Nom script, using textbook, medicine, richness, sin-eight-word distich metre, conclusion, awareness and decision helping the perception of traditional medicine knowledge.
On this basis, the thesis is to make the category of contents with 70 categories in the general and particular ways. There are more than 2 documents in accordance with the name of the document in term of pharmaceutical properties in the general way. There is one document in the particular way. As the results, there are the general and particular structures.
The general structure contains the categories ofPharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicine.
The particular structure contains the integration of general structure and particular structure in the entire ofPharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicine,becoming the basic medical pharmaceutical textbook for physicians.
Vietnam's characteristics of the matter are considered for the language use.
The key values mentioned above affirm thatPharmacopoeia of traditional Chinese medicineis useful document toward the human life.
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