The future of TCM knowledge / The CLassics

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On ChineseMedicinenet I have posted a longer reply to Robert L.

Felt's post " exciting development " (from his discussion site on

paradigm, under chinese medicine and computers).

 

I feel this is a very important discussion, and refer to

ChineseMedicinenet post: " Databases, Prospects / future issues for

discussions " for furter on this notice.

 

My point in regard to Classical TCM knowledge, is that Databases is

the only future for a modern man to link up with thousands of years

of medical experience.

Chinese medical texts (also in english) shall and will become online,

open for everyone, it allready is the case for many chinese classics

in chinese on chinese networks.

 

The only way to securely save the literal tradition, is to have it

scanned and digitalized, stored online, for everyone to use.

 

Since there are clues to western databases being developed, (se

Robert L. Felt's post " exciting development " see below for link) - I

find it appropriate to arouse consciousness around these topics,

because they are of such great importance for the TCM community.

 

If you are able to read chinese, I suggest checking the web on a

regular basis, where you will see that the chinese world is speeding

into the incredible with online libraries.

Often they need downloaded software to view though, bur I have seen

places that were free.

 

 

P a r a d i g m Publications online discussions:

Chinese medicine and computers

http://www.paradigm-pubs.com/paradigm-cgi-bin/w3t5/wwwthreads.pl?Cat=

 

Chinese medicine and computers:

Post: " e x c i t i n g news "

http://www.paradigm-pubs.com/paradigm-cgi-bin/w3t5/showthreaded.pl?

Cat= & Board=chi_med & Number=4 & page=0 & view=expanded & sb=5

 

C h a r a c t e r encoding:

http://www.Unicode.org

 

Chinese c o m p u t i n g

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http://www.chinesecomputing.com

 

The discussion on databases in chinese medicine net:

ChineseMedicinenet/message/556

 

Possible sites for books in chinese:

http://www.tcmet.com.tw/

http://www.cpu.edu.cn/zgtsg.htm

http://www.gy-net.com/zhonghuabencao/bencao/index03c.htm

But is been a while, I would just say, check out the government

places, there might have come new great things in... maybe

http://www.chinainfo.gov.cn/

 

All the best, and hopes for *relevant replies*

Sebastian

sebastian@d...

Copenhagen