|Huang Ti about 1000 BC| That left as the oldest known medical
book through most of history as Nei Ching written by Huang Ti
about 2,697 BC. The work basically consists of conversations
between the emperor and his physician Ch'i Pai. Parts of the
dialog are recorded medical descriptions of asthma-like symptoms
and possible remedies. Huang Ti Nei Ching Su Wen was known as
the Yellow Emperor who reined over Ancient China from
approximately 2697-2598 B.C. He is known as the Father of
Chinese Medicine. (1) He is believed to have ruled China as the
third of China's first five rulers from 2696-2598 B.C. There is
an ongoing debate as to whether he actually existed or was the
work of legends. There's also an ongoing debate as to whether he
actually wrote the Nei Ching Su Wen or whether it was actually
written about 1000 B.C and antedated "as to enhance it's value,"
according to one historian. Veith quotes one historian who
questioned that Ti could possibly rule a nation and still have
plenty of time for dialog with h