Application and Value of Authentication Methods in the Study on Traditional Chinese Medicine Classics
10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2026.04.001
- VernacularTitle:古籍辨伪方法在中医古籍研究中的应用及价值
- Author:
Lufeng ZHENG
1
;
Zheng GE
1
;
Xiang LI
2
;
Guangkun CHEN
1
;
Fanglin HU
3
;
Yanhong YANG
3
;
Hongtao LI
1
Author Information
1. Institute of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine，China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences，Beijing，100700
2. Institute of Basic Theory for Chinese Medicine，China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
3. School of Traditional Chinese Medicine，Hunan University of Chinese Medicine
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
traditional Chinese medicine classics;
authentication study on classics;
authentication methods;
bibliographics
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2026;67(4):349-354
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
This paper systematically reviewed the concept of authentication studies on traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） classics and the research achievements of scholars across historical and contemporary periods. We categorized the authentication studies on TCM classics into four types， including work-oriented authentication research， metho-dological studies on authentication， extended authentication research， and single-book authentication. Multiple methods were applied comprehensively， including investigating bibliographic documents of successive dynasties， analyzing the academic contents of medical books， studying the textual characteristics of medical books， examining the cited references in medical books， verifying the biographies of authors， and analyzing the interpolations and accretions in medical books， to distinguish the authenticity of TCM classics. The academic value of authenticity identification of TCM classics is concluded in three aspects，i.e. it serves as an important means to distinguish authenticity from falsehood in TCM classics， an important guarantee for inheriting the essence of TCM literature， and a key to unlocking the academic treasure trove of TCM classics and achieving inheritance-based innovation， which will lay a solid documentary foundation for constructing identification methodologies and standardized systems.
