Basic introduction of witch doctor

Witch doctors, that is, wizards and doctors, often turned to ghosts and gods for treatment, so witch doctors were often mentioned together. Tang Hanyu said in The Teacher: "A musician is diligent and thinks he is a teacher." Witch doctors were officially separated in the Spring and Autumn Period. Since then, wizards no longer bear the responsibility of saving lives, but only ask ghosts and gods for good or ill luck. Doctors (doctors) are not asking for ghosts from God, but are only responsible for saving lives and saving the world.

Witch doctor is a person with dual identities. He can not only communicate with ghosts and gods, but also deal with medicine. He is a man who is more proficient in medicine than ordinary wizards. Witch doctors in the Yin and Zhou Dynasties used witchcraft to treat diseases. Judging from Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Yin Ruins, they used witchcraft in form, creating an atmosphere of witchcraft and having psychological effects of comfort and spiritual support for patients. To really treat physical diseases, they still borrowed drugs or adopted technical treatment. The duality of witch doctors (application and obstacles to medicine) determines that they are mixed in medical development.

Xu mingchunfu's ancient and modern medicine: "witch doctors replace doctors with witches, so they are called witch doctors." The Analects of Confucius said: A man without perseverance should not be a witch doctor. Confucius lamented that people can't be constant, but his words are reasonable. Zhu Note: Witches make friends with ghosts and gods, and doctors send life and death. The difference between the two seems inappropriate. The doctor's way began in Shennong, and was expounded in Huangdi. According to a certain disease, he used a certain medicine, and wrote the Su Wen of Neijing, the so-called book of the sage's tomb. In order to help the people live, can Encore be compared with wizards? However, people who study medicine have different natures and roughness, so their names are different. Those who are good at medical skills are called wise doctors, those who are good at medical skills are called good doctors, those who protect their health are called Chinese medicine, those who are rude and unreasonable are called quacks, and those who encourage and pray for diseases are called witch doctors. If you are a wizard, you don't know the principles of medicine. So it is also true that southerners call it a witch doctor. This world is called the end of public security, also known as the night soothsayer, the teacher of the north name. Although all beings are born in vain, can't you be indifferent to him? "

Medicine is short for medicine. Shuo Wen You Bu: "The doctor, the doctor also ... Wu Pengchu, an ancient man, became a doctor." Dead, same doctor. Ji Yun: Doctor, Shuowen: "A doctor is also ... or a witch." "

"Guangya Shi Si": "Doctor, witch also." Wang Niansun's explanation: "Witch doctors are so good at getting rid of diseases, so medical words can be used as a funeral for witch doctors."

Qing Yu Yue's "Meng Ziyi": "It is the general name of witchcraft and medicine, and it was also a witch before covering medicine." "Wizards and doctors are different from writing, but prose is common."

Medicine originated from witchcraft in ancient times, and there is a saying that "the ancients Wu Pengchu made medicine", so the word "medicine" has existed since ancient times. Shanhaijing, Haineixijing and Kaiming East all have the law of witch doctors: "Kaiming East has the bodies of Wu Peng, Wu Di, Wu Yang, Wu Lv, Wu Fan, Wu Xiang and Krabi, all of which are far away. The ugly ones were all snake faces, and Er Fu killed them. The Ten Witches of Mountain and Sea Classic Wild West Classic Lingshan: "There is Lingshan, where there are Wu Xian, Wu Ji, Wu Pan, Wu Peng, Gu Wu, Zhen Wu, Wu Li, Wu Di, Wu Xie and Wu Luo, and there are many medicines from then on. "

A Study on Li Jinyong's Reading of Ancient Medical Books: On the Origin and Treatment of Witches in Huangdi Neijing: "Witches have been treating diseases for a long time." "Taiping Yu Lan Lan Fang Shu Bu Yi" quoted a historical book saying: "Wu Xian also took Hongshu as the doctor of Emperor Yao", and "Lu Chunqiu Shen" was also a doctor, with a shovel as a seat, grass as a dog, and ten words were made. Anyone who came to help the rest was as calm as before. Qi Huangong said in "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals": "Witches often live and die, and can get rid of serious illness". Before the Warring States period, doctors were controlled by witches, and doctors and witches were not divided. Witches are doctors and doctors are witches, so those who change the word "doctor" from "witch" to "witch doctor" are always called "witch doctor". ..... It is Wu Ben who has medical knowledge and often collects drugs for use, especially in the form of dancing deification, praying for disaster relief and treatment. ..... In ancient times, witchcraft and the desire to cure diseases were not completely negative. In some cases, it could also play a certain therapeutic role. "History of Chu Customs, Witchcraft and Witchcraft Medical Activities" says: "Witchcraft, as a therapeutic means, is not without positive effects and effects. After asking about the cause, the wizard prayed to ghosts and gods, and hypnotized, hinted and stimulated the patient to make him believe that his illness was caused by a specific ghost. In the process of symbolically asking God's forgiveness or driving ghosts away, the patient's internal defense function is fully induced, which is what Su Wen calls turning essence into qi. At the same time, I unconsciously got the depression and fear brought by the disease. Witchcraft therapy is often effective for psychological disorders and some minor diseases, but it is difficult to be effective for major diseases and addictions. " "

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, witch doctors were different, such as "believing in witches but not doctors, six treatments" (Biography of Historical Records and Bian Que), and "those who confine ghosts and gods can't speak the ultimate virtue." ("Su Wen Wu Zang Lun").