Ishinhō
work by Tamba Yasuyori
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The Ishinhō is the oldest extant Japanese medical work, completed in 982 CE by Tamba Yasuyori. This 30-volume text is based on older Chinese medical literature and discusses diseases and their treatments, primarily categorized by the affected organs or body parts. The underlying theory of disease causation in the Ishinhō is rooted in the concept of yin and yang. The work reflects the significant influence of Chinese medicine on Japan, particularly after Japanese physicians began studying in China in 608 CE.1
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