在中国古代的药物著作中，记载了不少益寿抗衰的中药，例如现存最早的一部药物学经典著作──《神农本草经》里，记载中药共365种，其中具有“延年”功效的药物有53种，具有“不老”功效的药物共有69种。明代李时珍的《本草纲目》共载中药1892种，其中可以“耐老”、“增年”的药物达23 In ancient Chinese medicine writings, many traditional Chinese medicines have been recorded for their longevity and rejuvenation. For example, in the “Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic,” the earliest extant classic of pharmacology, 365 kinds of Chinese medicines have been recorded. There are 53 kinds of drugs that are effective, and there are 69 types of drugs that have no effect. The Ming Dynasty Li Shizhen’s “Compendium of Materia Medica” contained a total of 1892 Chinese herbal medicines, of which 23 can be “old” and “new year” drugs.