<P> The foundational text of Chinese medicine is the Huangdi neijing , ( or Yellow Emperor 's Inner Canon ) , written 5th century to 3rd century BCE . Near the end of the 2nd century CE , during the Han dynasty , Zhang Zhongjing , wrote a Treatise on Cold Damage , which contains the earliest known reference to the Neijing Suwen . The Jin Dynasty practitioner and advocate of acupuncture and moxibustion , Huangfu Mi ( 215 -- 282 ) , also quotes the Yellow Emperor in his Jiayi jing , c. 265 . During the Tang Dynasty , the Suwen was expanded and revised , and is now the best extant representation of the foundational roots of traditional Chinese medicine . Traditional Chinese Medicine that is based on the use of herbal medicine , acupuncture , massage and other forms of therapy has been practiced in China for thousands of years . </P>
<P> The foundational text of Chinese medicine is the Huangdi neijing , ( or Yellow Emperor 's Inner Canon ) , written 5th century to 3rd century BCE . Near the end of the 2nd century CE , during the Han dynasty , Zhang Zhongjing , wrote a Treatise on Cold Damage , which contains the earliest known reference to the Neijing Suwen . The Jin Dynasty practitioner and advocate of acupuncture and moxibustion , Huangfu Mi ( 215 -- 282 ) , also quotes the Yellow Emperor in his Jiayi jing , c. 265 . During the Tang Dynasty , the Suwen was expanded and revised , and is now the best extant representation of the foundational roots of traditional Chinese medicine . Traditional Chinese Medicine that is based on the use of herbal medicine , acupuncture , massage and other forms of therapy has been practiced in China for thousands of years . </P>
who is credited with introducing massage into the medical profession
who is credited with introducing massage into the medical profession
Chinese medicine
Chinese medicine