Taoist Medicine, also regarded as an important school of traditional Chinese medicine, pursues longevity and immortality by inheriting and absorbing the achievements of traditional Chinese medicine. In the process of inner cultivation and outer nourishment, it has accumulated a wealth of medical knowledge and techniques. Taoist Medicine includes dietary therapy, alchemy (external and internal elixir), Qigong, as well as exorcising amulets and miraculous remedies.
Taoist Medicine is a kind of social medicine that combines social and religious factors. It emphasizes adjusting the patient's social environment and psychological factors, stimulating patients' religious emotions to resist diseases, and has a tendency to use psychotherapy and communicate with divine beings.
The old saying "those who practiced Taoism also practiced medicine" also attests to the close relationship between Taoism and traditional Chinese medicine. This fully reflects the humanistic spirit of Taoism that values purity, health preservation, and longevity.
There is still a great deal of knowledge in this field that needs to be explored and studied. Currently, there are academic monographs that systematically study Taoist medicine.