Bian Que
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Bian Que [Wade Giles: Pien Chi'ao] - The most ancient of the Chinese Traditional Medicine physicians from the historical period (ca. 500 B.C.).
According to the legend recorded in Records of the Grand Historian, he got clairvoyance ability from a deity when he was working as a noble hostel staff. He thus became an excellent diagnostician with his X-ray-like ability. He also excelled in pulse taking and acupuncture therapy. He is ascribed the authorship of Bian Que Neijing (Internal Classic of Bian Que). Han Dynasty physicians claimed to have studied his works, which have since been lost.
According to legend, he was a doctor who performed a dual-heart transplant on warriors Gong Hu and Qi Ying.
[edit] References
- Woodford, P: Transplant Timeline. National Review of Medicine 2004 October 30; Volume 1 No. 20.
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