Elementary Aspects of Canonical Chinese Medicine, Worksheet

This worksheet functions as a study guide. Please keep the questions of this worksheet in mind as you progress through the material. These answers are not graded. What is Canonical Chinese Medicine? What are the three original lineages of Chinese medicine? Would you consider the Shanghan Zabing Lun to be a clinical handbook or a theoretical expose? Would you consider the Shanghan Zabing Lun to be a pure fusion of Huangdi Neijing theory and Shennong Bencao Jing herbal application? If yes, why? Are Jin dynasty classics such as the Maijing and Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing to be considered canons, and if yes, why?