Bian Que, the "medical ancestor" of China, was born in Changqing, Shandong Province, and was a doctor during the Warring States Period. He is familiar with internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics and acupuncture.
Zhang Zhongjing, founder of traditional Chinese medicine, was born in Nanyang County, Henan Province at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. His Treatise on Febrile Diseases is the first masterpiece of clinical therapeutics in China.
Li Shizhen, a "medical sage" in Ming Dynasty, was a medical scientist in Ming Dynasty. His name is Dong Bi and he was born in Qichun, Hubei. He focuses on drug research and clinical practice.
Hua Tuo, an imperial doctor in the later Han Dynasty, was a medical scientist in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Born in Hao County, Anhui Province, he is proficient in internal medicine, surgery, gynecology and pediatrics.
Achievements of Four Ancient Famous Doctors
Bian Que applied the comprehensive diagnostic technology of Chinese medicine in the diagnosis of diseases, that is, four diagnostic methods summarized by Chinese medicine later: visiting the doctor (looking at the face, etc. ), sniffing (hearing what the patient has done recently makes him sick), asking (asking if he has done anything that can cause disease) and pulse diagnosis (seeing his pulse). At that time, Bian Que told them to look at the color, listen to the sound, write the shadow and feel the pulse.
Hua Tuo is the first expert who initiated surgery in the history of China, and also the first pioneer and founder who invented hemp boiling powder and acupuncture to treat diseases in the world.
Li Shizhen attaches great importance to clinic, respects Zhang, re-distinguishes diseases and syndromes, strictly legislates and uses drugs rationally. In the treatment, it is more effective to modify the ancient prescription, or formulate a new prescription, or use a folk prescription. Li Shizhen's academic thoughts and research methods are very distinctive. Under the new historical conditions, according to his own practical experience, he improved the ancient scientific methods and accumulated new experiences.
Zhang Zhongjing extensively collected medical prescriptions and wrote the masterpiece Treatise on Febrile Diseases handed down from ancient times. The established principle of syndrome differentiation and treatment is the basic principle of TCM clinic and the soul of TCM. In the aspect of prescription science, Treatise on Febrile Diseases has also made great contributions, creating many dosage forms and recording a large number of effective prescriptions. The therapeutic principle of differentiation of six meridians established by him has been highly praised by doctors in past dynasties.