Thus, when examining his patients, Bian Que could see clearly the obstructions and nodes in their internal organs and vessels. He was initiated into the healing arts by immortal who gave him a packet of medicine and books of unknown herbal recipes which gave him the ability to see through the human body and subsequently enabled him to see objects on the other side of a wall. Even today, the four methods remain a foundation for diagnoses in traditional Chinese medicine.īian Que was gifted with clairvoyance and was well known as a doctor who could perform miracles.Īccording to Chinese legend recorded in the Records of the Grand Historian, Bian Que was gifted with remarkable abilities from a deity. Due to his extraordinary knowledge and healing he could perform, Bian Que was referred to as the Doctor of Miracles. He also founded the first medical school in the history of TCM – “Bian Que” school.Īt present time, Chinese medicine doctors who study the school of energy channels follow Bian Que’s method. Traveling across the country, he helped the suffering ordinary people. He was engaged in internal diseases, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, ENT, in clinical practice he used stones and needles for pricking, massage, herbal decoction, hot water bottles, and other methods for treatment. It is a basic work in Chinese medicine, and it has had an important impact on the development of Chinese medical science. He is famous and attributed with writing the book Bian Que Neijing (扁鵲内經), the Internal Classic of Bian Que. One of his most frequently quoted aphorisms was: “A case is incurable if one believes in sorcerers instead of in doctors.”
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One of Bian Qiao’s major struggles was against superstition. He also included the measurements and weights of various organs taken from cadavers. He was born as Qin Yueren (秦越人), and incredible skills in medicine earned him the name Bian Que, the name of a legendary doctor from the era of Huang Di.īian Que is traditionally credited with the founding of the four methods of diagnosis in Chinese medicine-looking, listening/smelling, asking, and pulse-taking-as well as with the authorship of Nanjing (难经 Classics of Difficult Issues), an important classical text of Chinese medicine, from which information on diagnostic methods was later incorporated into the Huangdi neijing (The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine). Out of the nine medical books, some have been verified to be the long lost medical treatises written by the physician Bian Que. Among the finds were four models of looms, nine medical books, 50 inscribed wooden tablets, 240 lacquer wares, jewellery, and tomb figures. The bamboo strips were found, along with many other precious relics, within four Western Han Dynasty 西汉 (206 BC–24 AD) tombs located in Tianhui town in China's Sichuan province. His existence and extraordinary knowledge would probably remain in the realm of myths if it had not been for a remarkable discovery archaeologist made several years ago. Bian Que lived in about the same period as Confucius during the Spring and Autumn Period (around 552–479 BC). Bian Que is widely considered to be one of the most important figures in the history and development of Chinese Medicine and the earliest known Chinese physician. Just as Modern Medicine traces its foundations to Greek and Roman doctors such as Hippocrates and Galen, Traditional Chinese Medicine also has its significant early doctors.
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Ancient Chinese medicine was very advanced, and the extent of its progress was beyond present medical science. What Chinese medicine has inherited are only those prescriptions or experiences from research. In ancient China, supernatural capabilities were common to virtually all Chinese medical doctors, as great medical scientists, and were all documented in medical texts. TCM doctor who obtained supernatural capabilities, will definitely lose abilities in case if his moral and ethics decline or got compromised. In old China it is believed that medical ethics are directly related to supernatural capabilities such as clairvoyance. It is, of utmost importance harmonization of internal balances of a body’s energy and personality traits, person’s eating habits, and what experiences gets during daily life.
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As a rule, in the Traditional Chinese Medicine, doctor always treats the whole person, soul and body.