Zhang Zhongjing and the story of winter solstice
It was winter when he returned to his hometown. He saw that the villagers on both sides of the Baihe River were sallow and emaciated, hungry and cold, and many people's ears were frozen. So he decided to build a medical shed in Dongguan and Nanyang, and set up a cauldron to treat frostbite on the day of winter solstice.
He boiled mutton, pepper and some herbs for dispelling cold in a pot, then took out mutton and medicine, chopped them, cooked them into ear-shaped dumplings with bread, and distributed them to everyone who came to ask for medicine with two dumplings and a big bowl of broth. People ate "Joule" and drank "Quhan Decoction", and they were all hot, their ears were hot, and their frostbitten ears were cured.
This story has been circulated among the people, and people have the custom of eating jiaozi in memory of Zhang Zhongjing on the solstice in winter. This kind of food was vividly called Joule, and later it was called jiaozi or flat food. Therefore, eating jiaozi in the winter solstice is not only to celebrate the solar terms in the winter solstice, but also to commemorate Zhang Zhongjing's kindness and medical skills.
Zhang Zhongjing's Personality Achievement
He collected a wide range of medical prescriptions and wrote a masterpiece Treatise on Febrile Diseases. This book plays an important role in the medical history of China and is regarded as one of the treasures of ancient medicine in China.
The medical thought of "syndrome differentiation and treatment" was put forward, that is, the treatment plan was made according to the specific situation of patients, which had a far-reaching impact on the development of medicine in China.
The treatment method of "six meridians classification" was established, and diseases were divided into six categories: sun, Yangming, shaoyang, Taiyin, Jueyin and shaoyin, and different treatment methods were adopted according to factors such as yin and yang, deficiency and excess, cold and heat properties of diseases.
Advocate the medical principle of "prevention first", think that prevention is more important than treatment, and advocate people to pay attention to health preservation, exercise and disease prevention.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhang Zhongjing