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Ancient anatomy made slow progress after it experienced two peaks of development in the Song dynasty. He Jian, a military doctor of the Ming Dynasty, observed diaphragm, heart, liver, gallbladder, bladder, throat and other human organs through autopsy. He wrote a book Yi Xue Tong Zong with his discoveries which were beyond those of his predecessors and also of WANG Qing-ren, a famous medical scholar of the Qing Dynasty, who was born 300 years later.

The curative effect of medicine is the principal one among so many factors that influence its spread. As an effective blood-stanching herb, Sanchi (Radix Notoginseng) is approved in nearly 20 years and is cultivated widely with its sources ensured.