Hua Tuo (?-203),also known as Hua Yuanhua,was from Qiao,in the State of Pei (present Bo County,Anhui Province).He was well versed in Confucian works.Having refused offers of government employment,he devoted himself to...Hua Tuo (?-203),also known as Hua Yuanhua,was from Qiao,in the State of Pei (present Bo County,Anhui Province).He was well versed in Confucian works.Having refused offers of government employment,he devoted himself to medicine and health preservation.He had good command of internal medicine,gynecology,pediatrics,acupuncture,etc.,especially external medicine,for which he was honored as the 'forefather of external medicine'.Very few practitioners earned their place in history,but Hua's biography was recorded in Hou Han Shu (History of the Late Han Dynasty) and San Guo Zhi (The History of Three Kingdoms).It shows that he had a far-reaching influence on the society of his days.展开更多
文摘Hua Tuo (?-203),also known as Hua Yuanhua,was from Qiao,in the State of Pei (present Bo County,Anhui Province).He was well versed in Confucian works.Having refused offers of government employment,he devoted himself to medicine and health preservation.He had good command of internal medicine,gynecology,pediatrics,acupuncture,etc.,especially external medicine,for which he was honored as the 'forefather of external medicine'.Very few practitioners earned their place in history,but Hua's biography was recorded in Hou Han Shu (History of the Late Han Dynasty) and San Guo Zhi (The History of Three Kingdoms).It shows that he had a far-reaching influence on the society of his days.
