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Ancient map of China

Map of the Chinese Tang Dynasty (618-907AD)

Red and blue yin and yang with lists of associated words on either side describing each element of yin and yang

Illustration of Yin and Yang, 1974

Emperors and Physicians

Ink drawn portrait of a Chinese man in traditional garbs

Huang Ti (黃帝/黄帝): the Yellow Emperor

Page of text with vertical Chinese characters

黃帝素問宣明論方 (Prescriptions for diseases in Su wen and other diseases), 1186

Ink drawn portrait of a Chinese man

Shen Nung (神農): the Divine Husbandman

Page opening of a book with Chinese characters and drawings

Shen-nung pen ts'ao pei yao i fang ho pien (Herbal and Prescriptions), 1740

Page opening of a book with Chinese characters and drawings

Shen-nung pen ts'ao pei yao i fang ho pien (Herbal and Prescriptions), 1740

Page opening of a book with Japanese text and drawings

本草和解 (Medical Herbs), 1697

Page opening of a book with Japanese text and drawings

本草和解 (Medical Herbs), 1697

Ink drawn portrait of a Chinese man in traditional garb

Chung Chung-ching (神農), fl. 168-196 AD

Page opening of a book with Chinese characters and drawings

醫僊圖讃 (Pictures of Famous Men of the Medical Profession), 1686

Page opening of a book with Chinese characters on blue and white pages

校正傷寒論 (Treatise on Colds and Fevers), 1797

Page of a book with big bold Chinese characters in the center and more text around the edges

Shang han ta pai (Elucidation of Shang han lun), 1714

Page opening of a book with Chinese and Japanese text

金匱要畧國字解 (Commentary on Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet), 1780

Page of a book with Chinese characters and illustrations

本草綱目 / 李時珍東璧編輯 ; 錢蔚起鏡石較訂 (The Great Herbal), 1672

Ink drawn portrait of a Chinese man in traditional garb

Li Shih-chen (李 時珍), 1518-1593

Ancient Texts at NLM

Page opening of a book with illustrations

外科秘要 (Surgery Handbook), 1684

Cover of a book

十四經發揮 (Expression of the Fourteen Meridians), 1716

Page of a book with Chinese characters and an illustration of the human body

十四經發揮 (Expression of the Fourteen Meridians), 1716

Page opening of a book with color drawings

聞選竒錄 (Selected Case Reports of Surgical Operations), 1818

Page opening of a book with Chinese characters and drawings

合類鍼法竒貨 (Studies in Acupuncture), 1679

Page opening of a book with Chinese characters and drawings

合類鍼法竒貨 (Studies in Acupuncture), 1679

Page opening of a book with Korean text

東醫寶鑑 (Treasures of Eastern Medical Knowledge: Classified Book of Medicine), 1613

Anatomical Posters

Anatomical poster with illustrations and text

人體好像工廠 (Human body is like a factory), 1933

Anatomical poster with illustrations and text

眼球和照相機的類似: 耳和電話機的類似 (The ear is like a telephone and the eye is like a camera), 1933

Anatomical poster with illustrations of the human nose and tongue and text

鼻, 舌 (Nose and tongue), 1933

Anatomical poster with illustrations and text

泌尿器, 皮膚, 腎臟 (Skin, urinary system, and kidney), 1933

Anatomical poster with illustrations and text

呼吸器, 發聲器 (Lungs and breathing exercises), 1933

Anatomical poster with illustrations and text

循環系統 (Heart, circulatory system, and veins), 1933

Anatomical poster with illustrations and text

神經系統 (Brain, nerve system, and spine), 1951

Anatomical poster with illustrations and text

肌肉系統 (Muscle system), 1951

Anatomical poster with illustrations and text

呼吸系統 (Respiratory system), 1951

Anatomical poster with illustrations and text

神經系統 (Nervous system), 1951

Anatomical poster with illustrations and text

神經系統 (Nervous system), 1951

Anatomical poster with illustrations and text

病源寄生蟲 (Parasitic pathogens), 1951

Advertisements

Red and yellow advertisement showing three tubes of tables; one full the other two with pills spilling from the ends, text below

甲基睾丸素片 (Methyl testosterone tablets), n.d.

Red, yellow, and blue advertisement showing two boxes of medication

复方黄体酮注射夜 (Progesterone for injection), n.d

Advertisement showing an image of a man with a bag over one shoulder and a garden hose over the other on a pale-yellow background. In the foreground is a bottle of liquid medicine and a tube of pills, with text above and below

藿香正气片 (Chinese medicine for clearing the body in summertime), n.d.

Advertisement with a nighttime image of a pagoda style house at the top and on the bottom is text and an image of a large box of medication with smaller boxes of pills below on a green background

小儿百寿片 (Chinese nutritional supplement for children), n.d.

Advertisement featuring a woman in a flowing white gown standing in a ballet pose, below is a can of nutritional supplement and text

乌鸡白凤丸 (Chinese nutritional supplement to improve women's well-being and pregnancy), n.d.

Advertisement showing three trucks driving around the edge of a mountain, below is a can of medicine and text

锁阳固精丸 (Chinese medicine to improve men's health and fertility), n.d.

Advertisement featuring an image of three women sitting in a field smiling, below is a can of medicine and text

安神赞育丸 (Chinese medicine to improve women's health and pregnancy), n.d.

Advertisement featuring an image of a woman in a floral dress wearing a hat and holding some flowers, below is a can of medicine and text

安神赞育丸 (Chinese medicine to improve women's health and pregnancy), n.d.

Advertisement featuring an image of a woman in a blue dress holding an aspirin tablet in her hand, below her is a box of tablets and the Bayer logo

Pharmaceutical advertisement of aspirin-tablets, ca. 1935

Advertisement featuring a small image of a woman suffering from a headache in the top right corner and a main image of a that same woman smiling while holding aspirin tablets. Below this is a picture of a veramon brand pill box with a small boy holding a tablet.

Pharmaceutical advertisement of veramon, ca. 1940

Advertisement with images of people getting rid of pests such as rats, sparrows, flies, and mosquitoes

Health poster and pharmaceutical advertisement: to get rid of the four pests, 1956

Advertisement with a top image showing people performing a dragon dance parade, below is an image showing pharmaceutical products of ointments and medicine

Health poster and pharmaceutical advertisement: to build a strong socialist country fast, ca. 1958

Advertisement with a top image showing people performing a dragon dance parade, below is an image showing pharmaceutical products of ointments and medicine

Health poster and pharmaceutical advertisement: to build a strong socialist country fast, ca. 1958

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