Home›Sources›Medicine in China: A History of IdeasSourcesMedicine in China: A History of IdeasCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Medicine in China: A History of Ideas." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/medicine-in-china-a-history-of-ideas.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Medicine in China: A History of Ideas. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/medicine-in-china-a-history-of-ideasCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-medicine-in-china-a-history-of-ideas, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Medicine in China: A History of Ideas}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/medicine-in-china-a-history-of-ideas}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXPaul U. Unschuld's history traces the actual conceptual development of Chinese medical theory from antiquity through the modern period using the primary medical textual record, including its documented relationship to religious and philosophical thought rather than treating medicine and religion as separate topics. That direct textual tracing of how medical concepts changed over time is the book's real evidentiary basis. This record has not independently traced a documented history of scholarly disagreement with Unschuld's specific claims. Use it for established historical facts about Chinese medical theory and its relationship to religious and philosophical thought.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (424 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1A standard scholarly history from a university press tracing the conceptual development of Chinese medical theory from antiquity through the modern period using the primary medical textual record, including its relationship to religious and philosophical thought.NotesWell-attestedStandard scholarly history of Chinese medicine, tracing its conceptual development from antiquity through the modern period, including its relationship to religious and philosophical thought. Use for established historical facts about Chinese medical theory and practice.CitationAuthorWell-attestedPaul U. UnschuldPublisherWell-attestedUniversity of California PressPublication YearWell-attested1985URLWell-attestedhttps://archive.org/details/medicineinchinah0000unscSource TypeWell-attestedacademic monographClaims Backed By This Source (424 claims)This source backs 424 claims across the atlas. As facts: 323 well-attested. As cited relationships: 25 holds. Plus 76 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicMeridians, 127 claims: 87 well-attested, 20 holds, 20 general references.Earthly Branches, 84 claims: 72 well-attested, 12 general references.Wu Xing (Five Phases), 75 claims: 70 well-attested, 5 general references.Heavenly Stems, 50 claims: 40 well-attested, 10 general references.Categories, 30 claims: 25 well-attested, 5 general references.Elements, 15 claims: 10 well-attested, 5 general references.Organs, 11 claims: 11 general references.Seasons, 10 claims: 5 holds, 5 general references.Articles, 9 claims: 9 well-attested.Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Sections, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 general references.Deities, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested323ArticlesA traditional medical mapOrienting the SacredThe channels of qiThe Directions and Their MeaningsThe Heart Protector, and the Organ Added to Make TwelveThe Organ with a Name and No FormThe Sea of Yin, and What Ren Actually MeansThe Spleen That Is Not the SpleenWhere the Channel Scheme Comes from, and Why the Lung Is FirstCategoriesDirectionsElementsMeridiansOrgansWu Xing (Five Phases)Earthly BranchesChenChouHaiMaoShenSiWeiWuXuYinYouZiElementsEarthFireMetalWaterWoodHeavenly StemsBingDingGengGuiJiJiaRenWuXinYiMeridiansBladderConception VesselGallbladderGirdle VesselGoverning VesselHeartKidneyLarge IntestineLiverShowing 1 to 50 of 69 entities carrying this claim. NextHolds25MeridiansBladderConception VesselGallbladderGirdle VesselGoverning VesselHeartKidneyLarge IntestineLiverLungPenetrating VesselPericardiumSmall IntestineSpleenStomachTriple BurnerYang Heel VesselYang Linking VesselYin Heel VesselYin Linking VesselSeasonsAutumnLate SummerSpringSummerWinterGeneral References76CategoriesDirectionsElementsMeridiansOrgansWu Xing (Five Phases)DeitiesShennongEarthly BranchesChenChouHaiMaoShenSiWeiWuXuYinYouZiElementsEarthFireMetalWaterWoodHeavenly StemsBingDingGengGuiJiJiaRenWuXinYiMeridiansBladderConception VesselGallbladderGirdle VesselGoverning VesselHeartKidneyLarge IntestineLiverLungPenetrating VesselPericardiumSmall IntestineSpleenStomachTriple BurnerYang Heel VesselShowing 1 to 50 of 76 entities carrying this claim. NextComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? 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