Chinese medicine was the main current in Japan in this era. The basics of this period's medical science was brought from China in the 5th through 6th centuries, and Chinese medical doctors became the leading faction in the 7th century.

当時の日本の医療の主流は中国医学である。当時の医学の基礎は5～6世紀頃に中国からもたらされ、7世紀には漢方医が主流派となった。