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| Medical Knowledge Recorded on Oracle-Bones |
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Oracle-bone inscriptions are the earliest known Chinese characters ( dating from about the beginning of the 17th century B.C.—11th century B.C.). They contain a great deal of medical knowledge.
Firstly, the names of the sense organs were carved on the oracle-bones , such as “ ” (ear), “  ” (eye) , “ ” ( nose) , “ ” (mouth) , “ ” ( tongue), and “ ” (tooth).
Secondly, there were some anatomical descriptions,” “ (the human heart), for example. |
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