Yi Wei, a Hedong native of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, is now a Yongji native. Is the first recorded female doctor in the history of our country, known as the first female doctor. Because of his superb medical skills, he was called into the palace to treat the empress dowager. She was the first of the four famous doctors in ancient China (Bao Gu in Jin Dynasty, Qi Yi in Western Han Dynasty, Zhang Xiaoniang in Song Dynasty and Tan Yunxian in Ming Dynasty). Yi has been interested in herbs since he was a child. Since he was a teenager, he has been collecting herbs, smashing and treating the wounded. Later, he specialized in medicine.

In that era when medical knowledge was scarce, Yiyi collected all kinds of "medical books" and acquired the necessary medical knowledge and technology by self-study. In addition, I kept asking folk doctors and practitioners for advice, asking them one by one about various medical treatments, prescriptions and related knowledge of various intractable diseases.

"Learning while practicing medicine" is a two-pronged approach, and easy medical knowledge and technology have advanced by leaps and bounds. It didn't take many years for her to learn not only pulse-cutting therapy, but also acupuncture therapy. Every day, not only local rural people, but also foreigners and dignitaries who come here for medical treatment. In this frequent medical practice, Yiyi accumulated a lot of medical clinical experience, thus becoming a female doctor with superb medical skills in the Western Han Dynasty.

Ancient famous doctors in China

1, Bian Que: Bian Que was a famous doctor during the Warring States Period, and was known as a doctor of god, especially good at gynecology, ent and pediatrics. He founded the pulse diagnosis method of traditional Chinese medicine, which pioneered the traditional Chinese medicine.

2. Zhang Zhongjing: Zhang Zhongjing was a famous doctor at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and was respected as a medical saint by later generations. He extensively collected medical prescriptions and wrote the masterpiece Treatise on Febrile Diseases. The principle of syndrome differentiation and treatment established in this book has become the basic clinical principle of traditional Chinese medicine and the soul of traditional Chinese medicine.

3. Hua Tuo: Hua Tuo was a famous doctor at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and he was also called "Jian 'an Sanshen Doctor" with Dong Feng and Zhang Zhongjing. Comprehensive medical skills, especially good at surgery, proficient in surgery, proficient in internal medicine, gynecology, pediatrics, acupuncture. Later generations called him "the master of surgery" and "the originator of surgery".

4. Sun Simiao: Sun Simiao was a doctor and Taoist priest in the Tang Dynasty, and was honored as the "King of Medicine" by later generations. He attached great importance to folk medical experience, and finally finished his book "Prescription of 1000 Yuan". After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Sun Simiao accepted the invitation of the imperial court and cooperated with it to carry out medical activities. He also participated in the compilation of Tang Xin Materia Medica, the first national pharmacopoeia in the world.

5. Li Shizhen: Li Shizhen was a famous physician in Ming Dynasty, and was honored as a "medical sage" by later generations. His magnum opus Compendium of Materia Medica absorbed the essence of predecessors' materia medica works, corrected predecessors' mistakes, supplemented deficiencies and made many important discoveries and breakthroughs. This book is the most systematic, complete and scientific medical work in China up to the 6th century.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yiwei