Zhang Xichun was a famous doctor in the late Qing Dynasty and the originator of the combination of traditional Chinese and western medicine, and made outstanding contributions to the development of traditional Chinese medicine. He is one of the representatives of the school of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine, and is known as "the first person of modern Chinese medicine" in China. His book "Learning from the West with Medical Enthusiasm" is called "the first book worth learning" in TCM, and it is the most popular medical work in modern TCM. More than 200 kinds of prescriptions have been created, many of which are still widely circulated and used repeatedly.
Medical sage: Li Shizhen.
Li Shizhen was a famous physician in Ming Dynasty. He entered Imperial Hospital in his early years and later resigned as a physician. He traveled all over the country to research hundreds of ancient and modern herbal works, which lasted for 27 hours, and finally wrote the Compendium of Materia Medica, which shocked China and foreign countries. Known as the "Grand Ceremony of Oriental Medicine", Darwin called it "China Ancient Encyclopedia" and was selected into the Memory of the World. Li Shizhen's outstanding achievements were praised by later generations as "the sage of medicine" and Needham as "the prince in the field of pharmacy". Pulse Diagnosis on the Lake, written in his later years, is the best introduction to pulse diagnosis in traditional Chinese medicine. So far, it has been imitated and never surpassed, and it has become a must-read monograph for the introduction of traditional Chinese medicine.
The originator of pediatrics: Qian Yi.
Dr. Cheng and Dr. Hanlin of Song Tai Hospital wrote "Pediatric Syndrome Correction", which is the first extant pediatric monograph in China. It systematically summarized the dialectical treatment of children for the first time, and made pediatrics develop into an independent discipline. He has a pair of wonderful hands and a kind heart all his life. All his life, he aims to make "young people have no pain of dying, and old people have no sorrow of crying their children" and practice the broadness and kindness of Chinese medicine. According to the Summary of Sikuquanshu, Qian Yi is the "first generation of teenagers" and is praised by later generations as "the sage of pediatrics" and "the originator of teenagers". In addition, Qian Yi's creation is also extremely exquisite. He changed Zhang Zhongjing's Shenqi Pill into Liuwei Dihuang Pill, which has been widely circulated since ancient times.
King of Medicine: Sun Simiao.
Sun Simiao was an outstanding physician and Taoist in the Tang Dynasty. He is talented, but he doesn't want to be an official in North Korea. He struggled for the popularization of Chinese medicine all his life. Written by Fang (composed by He), it is the first encyclopedia of clinical medicine in the history of China, praised by foreign scholars as "the treasure of mankind", the first doctor who invented catheterization in the world, and the first doctor who used eucalyptus peel to cook porridge to prevent athlete's foot and athlete's foot from recurring, one thousand years earlier than Europeans; It is the first in the world to treat malaria with arsenic (realgar, etc.). ), earlier than the British Fuller made of arsenic 1000 years. He is the inventor of hanging silk pulse diagnosis, so far no one has inherited this unique skill. In addition, he was the first person to discuss medical ethics comprehensively. His book "Great Doctor Sincerity" was told by Chinese medicine, praised by Tang Daizong as "the teacher of one hundred generations", praised by Song Huizong as "the real person with wonderful reaction", respected by the world as "the king of medicine", and also the longest-lived doctor among ancient famous doctors.
Fairy: Ge Hong
Ge Hong was a famous Taoist scholar, alchemist and physician in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and his elbow prescription was handed down from generation to generation. In the history of world medicine, Ge Hong also recorded two infectious diseases for the first time, one is smallpox and the other is tsutsugamushi disease. Ge Hong creatively took measures to prevent rabies, and was a pioneer of immunology in the world. Pasteur, a European immunologist, artificially induced mad dog disease in rabbits, and then took out the brain marrow of the diseased rabbits to make injections for preventing and treating mad dog disease. The principle is basically similar to that of Ge Hong, but it is later than Ge Hong 1000. Ge Hong was the first person in the world to record the treatment of malaria with Artemisia annua. Until a thousand years later, the invention of artemisinin and the first Nobel Prize in Medicine in China were inspired by Ge Hong's academic thoughts.
Doctor: Zhang Zhongjing
Zhang Zhongjing was an outstanding physician in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He devoted his life to writing Treatise on Febrile Diseases, which became the first medical monograph in China to establish the law of syndrome differentiation and treatment from theory to practice. It is one of the most influential works in the medical history of China, and is regarded as the "ancestor of prescription science" by later physicians. It is an essential classic for later scholars to learn Chinese medicine, and it has been widely valued by medical students and clinicians. Zhang Zhongjing first recorded the embryonic form of artificial respiration, which was earlier than foreign countries 1600 years [1]. Zhang Zhongjing pioneered the method of drug enema, which was thousands of years earlier than western medicine. Zhang Zhongjing's academic thoughts have been studied by doctors at home and abroad, and he has been praised by later generations as a "master of classics" and a "medical sage", and has become a world medical great man admired at home and abroad.
The originator of surgery: Hua Tuo
Hua Tuo was an outstanding physician in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He is not only proficient in Chinese medicine, but also in acupuncture and surgery, and has also made outstanding contributions to health preservation. Ma Fei Sang was invented. He was the first doctor in the world to use surgical anesthesia, more than 1000 years before Europe. He has made great achievements in surgery. According to legend, because he wanted to perform craniotomy on Cao Cao, he was mistaken by suspicious Cao Cao for murdering him, so he ended up with Hua Tuo inexplicably. It was not until Cao Chong, Cao Cao's favorite son, was cured that he repented and killed Hua Tuo by mistake. It is precisely because of his superb medical skills that Hua Tuo was called "the master of surgery" and "the originator of surgery" by later generations. In addition, the wuqinxi invented by Hua Tuo is a necessary skill for health preservation. Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing were famous doctors at the same time, and there is a saying that "South China is North China". Hua Tuo is honored as a "god doctor" among the people, and his reputation is much greater than that of Zhang Zhongjing. Moreover, the historian Chen Shou wrote a biography for Hua Tuo in the History of the Three Kingdoms, but not for Zhang Zhongjing. It can be seen that Hua Tuo's medical level was the highest at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Imperial doctor: Bian Que
Bian Que was a famous doctor named Lu in the Warring States Period, and he was the first general practitioner in ancient China. His book "The Eighty Years of the Yellow Emperor" has been handed down from generation to generation. Bian Que's academic achievements are still a mystery, and many technologies are amazing. After hearing Bian Que's medical story, people are either shocked or surprised. Bian Que faked his death while treating the monarch and became a "resurrection" doctor; Liezi recorded a change of heart with Zhao. The great thing is that he traded his heart for two living people, and these two living people are still alive. Judging from the symptoms after heart replacement, it is strikingly similar to those after modern heart replacement, which should not be guessed by the author out of thin air; According to historians, Bian Que's eyes can "see one side of the wall", which is more powerful than modern CT. Of course, these are still incredible, but they have played a milestone role in the promotion of TCM diagnostics. Sima Qian praised him and said, "Bian Que speaks medicine and he abides by it. It is smart to keep the number, and later generations will change the order and be changeable. "
The medical ancestor: Qi Huang (Zeebe and Huangdi)
Huang Qi is the founder of the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine and the first medical group or doctor group in ancient China. The most important figures are the Yellow Emperor and Zeebe. Huangdi is the ancestor of the Chinese nation, Xuanyuan, the head of the five emperors, and the inventor of sericulture, boating, writing, temperament, medicine and arithmetic. The discussion on medicine between Huangdi and Qi Bo, the most famous medical officer at that time, was compiled into Huangdi Neijing by later generations. Huangdi Neijing is a classic of China's traditional culture and the first of the four classics of Chinese medicine. Focusing on life, it expounds the relationship between heaven, earth and human beings from a macro perspective, discusses the law of life, establishes a theoretical system corresponding to heaven and human beings, and establishes the principles and technologies of disease prevention and treatment, including the knowledge of philosophy, astronomy, meteorology, phenology and other disciplines. It is the first encyclopedia of life in ancient China, and it is also a thousand-year-old Chinese medicine. Qi Baishi and Huangdi are often called "Huang Qi" and regarded as "medical ancestors". Later generations of doctors often call "the skill of Huang Qi" synonymous with Chinese medicine.
God of Medicine: Shennong
Shennong, the Yellow Emperor of ancient Huang San, was the inventor of traditional Chinese medicine and agriculture. Shennong began to grow grains for the people all his life; Make thunder to facilitate cultivation; Taste a hundred herbs to treat the people; Weave hemp into cloth to keep out the cold; Cultivate utensils to store people; Cut tung into a piano to satisfy people's feelings; Open the market first to benefit the people's livelihood; Take chopping wood as the goal and settle down. In order to "proclaim and cure diseases", Shennong saves lives and helps people live longer. He traveled all over the land of Sanxiang, looking for a good medicine to cure diseases and detoxify the people, and tasted all kinds of herbs. He is known as the "drug god" and also as the "drug ancestor". Later generations compiled his records of seeking medicine into Shennong Herbal Classic, which became the earliest classic of Chinese medicine in China. The herbal works of later generations are all based on this, which has always had a positive impact on the development of traditional Chinese medicine and gradually developed into a world-famous treasure house of traditional Chinese medicine. Moreover, Shennong Materia Medica clearly records the efficacy and indications of more than 300 kinds of drugs, which not only makes great contributions to Chinese medicine, but also plays an unprecedented foundation role in TCM symptomatology.