An Interesting Encounter with Chinese Medical Herbs
初见·趣识本草

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7In 2017, Guangdong Province of China took the lead in the introduction of the local regulations on the protection of Chinese medicinal materials resources, "Guangdong Provincial Regulations on the Protection of Chinese Medicinal Materials of Lingnan", and selected the first batch of eight kinds of Lingnan Chinese medicinal materials to be protected, they are - saffron red, broad orange peel, Yangchunma, patchouli, Morberto, agarwood, broad Buddha's hand, polygonum multiflorum, commonly known as the "eight tastes of Lingnan". These eight herbs have a long history of cultivation in the Lingnan region, which is the center of Guangdong Province. People use these herbs to treat and prevent diseases. This course introduces 5 common spice plants that not only appear in our kitchens as condiments, but also have the ability to treat and prevent disease. Through the teaching method of theoretical explanation and physical display, students can identify its characteristics, be familiar with its use, and understand its efficacy. The Book of Songs, the first poetry collection in China, collected poems from the early Western Zhou Dynasty to the middle of the Spring and Autumn period, which were rich in content and reflected the life style of people at that time. In this collection of poems, a large number of materia medica plants are described. The course selects two of them to explain the contents of the poems and introduce the Materia medica plants described in the poems. In addition, also excerpted Meng Jiao's "Wandering Son Song", know the Chinese mother flower - day lily. Students can not only understand and learn traditional Chinese literature works, but also learn interesting materia medica plants. This popular science video also introduces the understanding and production process of "sachet", an important representative of traditional Chinese medicine culture, and tells the function and source of traditional Chinese medicine sachet, understanding and learning to use arbitrage scales, identifying raw materials of traditional Chinese medicine sachet, and learning to independently make traditional Chinese medicine mosquito repellent sachet, aiming at spreading traditional Chinese medicine culture and carrying forward the connotation of traditional Chinese culture.
本课程围绕中药本草植物为主题,介绍了广东省第一批受保护的8种岭南中药材,他们是——化橘红、广陈皮、阳春砂、广藿香、巴戟天、沉香、广佛手、何首乌,俗称“岭南八味”。这八味中药以广东省为中心的岭南地区具有悠久的种植历史,人们使用这些中药治病,防病。
中国古典文学作品——诗歌里也包含了非常多的本草植物,这些诗歌内容丰富,反应了当时社会人们的生活风貌,描述了非常多的本草植物,课程选取了其中3首诗歌,讲解诗歌内容,并介绍诗中描述的本草植物。
许多具有芳香气味的本草在厨房里作为佐料,同时也能够治疗和预防疾病。课程通过理论讲解和实物展示的教学方式,辨识它的特征,熟悉它的用途,了解它的功效。
本课程还介绍了中医药传统文化重要的代表物——“香囊”的认识与制作过程,讲述了中药香囊的作用和来源,认识和学会使用戥秤,辨识中药香囊的原材料,学会独立制作中药驱蚊香囊,旨在传播中医药传统文化,弘扬中华民族的传统文化内涵。
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