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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: 16th-century Chinese physicians, Ancient Chinese physicians, Chinese surgeons, Hong Kong doctors, Medieval Chinese physicians, Wong Fei-hung, Hua Tuo, Zheng Zhu, Zhang Zhaohuan, Margaret Chan, Li Shizhen, Gao Yaojie, Ma Haide, Ji Ben, Yuen Kwok-yung, Jiang Yanyong, Tang Siu-tong, Judith Mackay, Qiu Fazu, Szeming Sze, Bian Que, Arthur Li, Wu Lien-teh, Han Qing-quan, Wong Kei-ying, Zhang Zhongjing, Tan Yunxian, Buwei Yang Chao, Zhen-yi Wang, Joseph Sung, Robert Kho-Seng Lim, York Chow, Ngeow Sze Chan, Jiang Shaoji, Leung Ka-lau, Li Shu Fan, Yeoh Eng-kiong, Leong Che Hung, Kwok Ka-kei, Lo Wing-lok, Li Zhisui, Pan Pey-chyou, Sun Simiao, Edward Chen, List of Chinese physicians, Kung Yan-sum, Lin Qiaozhi, Chen Zhongwei, Patrick Ho, Louis Shih, Ma Xiaonian, Wu Yun An, Zhu Xiaodong, Song Ci, Huangfu Mi, Kuan Huang, Lan Xichun, Ruan Fangfu, Chen Chuan. Excerpt: Hua Tuo (c. 145-208) was an ancient Chinese physician who lived during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. The Records of Three Kingdoms and Book of Later Han record Hua as the first person in China to use anesthesia during surgery. He used a general anesthetic combining wine with a herbal concoction called mafeisan ( lit. "cannabis boil powder"). Besides being respected for expertise in surgery and anesthesia, Hua Tuo was famous for his abilities in acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal medicine, and medical Daoyin exercises. He developed the Wuqinxi ( "Exercise of the Five Animals") from studying movements of the tiger, deer, bear, monkey, and crane. Hua Tuo studying monkey movements Statue of Hua Tuo at Mengjia Longshan Temple in TaiwanThe oldest extant biographies of Hua Tuo (tr. DeWoskin 1983:140-153 and Mair 1994:688-696) are found in the official Chinese histories for the Eastern Han (25-220) and Three Kingdoms (189-280) eras. The 3...
