“Liu Genghong Girls,”
Have you “Bencao Gangmu” today?
“Bencao Gangmu”Lyrics by: Fang WenshanMusic by: Jay ChouOriginal singer: Jay ChouIf Hua Tuo were alive again, all foreign influences would be treatedForeigners come to learn Chinese characters, igniting my national consciousnessMa Qianzi (Strychnos nux-vomica), Jue Ming Zi (Cassia seed), Cang Er Zi (Xanthium fruit), and lotus seedsHuang Yao Zi (Yellow medicine), Ku Dou Zi (Bitter bean), Chuan Lian Zi (Melia toosendan), I want faceIn my own way, rewriting a historyNothing else, just follow me to recite a few wordsShan Yao (Chinese yam), Dang Gui (Angelica sinensis), Gou Qi (Goji berry), GOShan Yao, Dang Gui, Gou Qi, GOWatch me grab a handful of Chinese medicine, take a dose with prideMy expression is relaxed, dancing casuallyMovements easy and free, you can’t learn thisNeon signs, adjust your stateIn the glamorous city, waiting to wake upMy expression is relaxed, dancing casuallyUsing calligraphy to write dynasties, internal strength spreadsWith bold strokes, delivering a punchlineIn the end, lying flat, let’s see who is powerfulWhat elixirs are refined, what pills are kneadedDeer antler slices can’t be too thinMaster’s techniques can’t be copied randomlyGui Ling Gao (Tortoise jelly), Yun Nan Bai Yao (Yunnan Baiyao), and Dong Chong Xia Cao (Cordyceps)My own music, my own medicine, just the right amountListen to me say Chinese medicine is bitter, plagiarism should be even more bitterQuickly open the “Bencao Gangmu,” read more good editionsChan Su (toad venom), Di Long (earthworm), have crossed the rivers and lakesWe must not lose the hard work of our ancestorsIt’s this light, it’s this light, let’s sing togetherLet me adjust a folk remedy, specifically treating your foreign admiration’s internal injuryRooted for a thousand years, Han Fang (Han medicine) has powers unknown to othersIn Japan, TCM is called “Han Fang medicine,” and as early as the 1970s, the Japanese began studying “Shang Han Lun” and “Jin Kui Yao Lue,” establishing hundreds of Han Fang medicines based on them.Currently, there are over 100,000 practitioners of Han Fang, with annual sales exceeding 100 billion yen. The most popular products in Japanese supermarkets are Han Fang medicines, and even Chinese tourists come to Japan to buy them in bulk. The Japanese Han Fang master Otsuka Keisetsu, who received the “Highest Merit Award” from the Japanese Medical Association, advised his disciples before his death in 1980: Now we learn from China about TCM, in ten years let China learn from us. While our people still doubt that our traditional medicine is “pseudoscience,” the Japanese have already applied for patents on 210 ancient formulas from “Shang Han Lun” and “Jin Kui Yao Lue.” Japan is a nation good at learning, learning from China in the Tang Dynasty, from the West in modern times, and from Brazil in football. We have already fallen behind Japan too much; I hope TCM will not be the same!
“Using calligraphy to write dynasties, internal strength spreads, bold strokes deliver a punchline.”In the lyrics, TCM, calligraphy, and martial arts are compared, which makes a lot of sense. The ancients said: “Medicine and martial arts are inseparable,” “Medicine and martial arts share the same origin,” “Healer, the method of saving the world and living, martial artist, the skill of killing, both originate from the Dao.” Many ancient Chinese physicians were well-versed in both literature and martial arts, such as the famous Wong Fei-hung and Ip Man in movies, who were both skilled in martial arts and medicine. Another example is Fu Qingzhu from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, who was evaluated by later generations as “writing is not as good as painting, painting is not as good as poetry, poetry is not as good as medicine, and medicine is not as good as people.” Fu Qingzhu excelled in both medicine and martial arts, authoring works such as “Fu Qingzhu’s Gynecology” (the prototype character in Liang Yusheng’s “Seven Swords Down the Tianshan”).
The current Chinese nation is reviving, traditional culture is also reviving, Hanfu is becoming popular among the post-00s, TCM acupuncture, Tai Chi, etc., have been included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list, “Huangdi Neijing” and “Bencao Gangmu” have been included in the World Memory Register. In 2018, the World Federation of Chinese Medicine announced the “Rome Declaration” globally, establishing October 11 each year as “World TCM Day,” reflecting the global trend of valuing and developing TCM, and the common voice of TCM practitioners worldwide. TCM culture has gradually become a new trend in international popularity.Smelling the subtle fragrance of herbs, sweating while waving the “Bencao Gangmu.”A song “Bencao Gangmu” sings out the positive energy of TCM, “igniting my national consciousness,”This song, full of Chinese style, spreads the shining TCM culture in a more popular modern way throughout the streets and alleys.May my Chinese nation, may my TCM culture, in this soul dream of rivers and seas, between ancient mountains and rivers, pass on the spark for generations, flying high and unceasing!
Department of Neurology, Cui Rongjun
Editor: Chen Xiangmin
Editor-in-chief: Wei Yanle
Reviewed by: Cui Shenxun
Juxian County TCM Hospital Publicity Department
