Overview of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ethnic Medicine in Guizhou

1. Introduction

Guizhou 's unique geographical environment and climatic conditions have bred a variety of Chinese herbal medicine resources, providing unique conditions for the development of traditional Chinese medicine and ethnic medicine. This article will elaborate on the resource overview, development history, characteristic advantages and future prospects of traditional Chinese medicine and ethnic medicine in Guizhou.

2.Guizhou traditional Chinese medicine, national medicine resources overview

Guizhou is located in the Yunnan Guizhou Plateau, with various landform types, mountains, hills, basins and plateaus, which provide a diversified ecological environment for the growth of Chinese herbal medicines. At the same time, Guizhou 's climatic conditions are also very superior, belonging to the subtropical humid monsoon climate. The four seasons are distinct, and the rain and heat are the same season, which provides good climatic conditions for the growth of Chinese herbal medicines. According to statistics, there are 4802 kinds of Chinese herbal medicines in Guizhou, accounting for more than one-third of the types of Chinese herbal medicines in China, among which there are many rare and endangered Chinese herbal medicines.

Among the many Chinese herbal medicines, Guizhou 's ethnic medicine resources are particularly rich. Guizhou is a multi-ethnic province, there are Miao, Dong, Buyi, Tujia and other native ethnic groups. In their long struggle against nature and disease, these peoples have accumulated a great deal of knowledge of traditional medicine and formed their own distinctive people.