Bian Que We have all learned a text "Bian Que meets Cai Huangong" before, which let us know that Bian Que is a famous doctor with superb medical skills in the history of China. Bian Que was a famous folk doctor in the Warring States Period, whose original name was Qin Yueren. Because of his superb medical skills, people compare him to the legendary famous doctor "Bian Que", but this real Bian Que is actually a legendary figure that does not exist. With the passage of time, people have forgotten the name Qin Yueren. Bian Que's greatest contribution to TCM is that he invented the method of "looking, smelling, asking and feeling" to diagnose diseases. Looking, smelling, asking and feeling have also become the traditional diagnostic methods of traditional Chinese medicine.
Zhang Zhongjing was a famous doctor in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Zhang Zhongjing wrote a book called Treatise on Febrile Diseases, which is an important book that Chinese medicine must read. This book records many prescriptions for diseases and treatments, and it is still widely used in treatment. Zhang Zhongjing's Treatise on Febrile Diseases laid the foundation of TCM therapeutics, so it was called "medical sage" by later generations.
Contemporary with Zhang Zhongjing was a famous doctor named Hua Tuo. Many people know Hua Tuo through a story. Cao Cao said that he had a migraine and went to Huatuo for treatment. At first glance, Hua Tuo said that he would open his skull and let out the "wind" inside. Cao Cao thought Hua Tuo was going to kill him, so he locked him up. Later, Hua tuo died in prison. Cao Cao was still unconvinced and burned all the medical books of Hua Tuo. Hua Tuo is good at acupuncture therapy and surgery, and he also invented an anesthetic called Mafeisan. And Hua tuo is the first doctor in the world to perform surgery under general anesthesia!
Li Shizhen was a great doctor and pharmacologist in Ming Dynasty. Li Shizhen wrote a book, which is well known to all women and children, namely Compendium of Materia Medica. This book records 1892 drugs and 1000 prescriptions, summarizing China's drug treatment experience for thousands of years, so Compendium of Materia Medica is simply a summary of Chinese medicine for thousands of years. Compendium of Materia Medica has been translated into dozens of languages in the world, among which western medicine often quotes the treatment methods in Compendium of Materia Medica.