Chinese Taoism has paid a special attention to medicine

The secret of being longevity of Taoism	The secret of being longevity of Taoism

Due to its main aim at longevity, Chinese Taoism has paid a special attention to medicine. Taoist medicine covers various aspects such as methods to keep in good health, therapeutics, materia medica and medical knowledge.
In order to get longevity, Taoists have done a comprehensive research on medicine. They tried to prolong their lives by taking more medicine than food. The raw materials they used for medical purpose consist of plants, metals and minerals, etc. They processed them into pills or powder (they called it as San), and took them with honey or wine. Prescriptions of the kind have been found and classified into several grades in many of ancient Taoist works. And modern chemistry has benefited a lot from it.
In Taoist medicine, the most valuable aspect is its methods to build up the health. According to their own theory, Taoists have created a kind of gym, i.e. the Taiji boxing (traditional Chinese shadowboxing). It has spread all over the world as a very famous boxing.