HuaTuoisafamousphysicianoftheHanDynastywhoissowidelyrespectedthathisnameandimageadornnumerousproducts(e.g.,asabrandnameforacupunctureneedlesandformedicatedplasters)andasetoffrequentlyusedacupuncturepoints(calledHuaTuoJiaji,seeAppendix).Heisknownfortheearlyqigongexercisesetknownasthefrolicsofthefiveanimals,inwhichoneimitatestheactionsoftigers,deer,bears,apes,andbirds;thesepracticeswerelaterincorporatedintovarioushealthpromotingmartialartspractices,suchastaijiquan.Hisnameisalwaysmentionedinrelationtosurgery,ashewasconsideredthefirstsurgeonofChina,andoneofthelastfamoussurgeonsofancientChina.Hehasbeencompared,inthisregard,toJivakaofIndia,wholivedatthetimeofBuddha(about500B.C.)andwasrenownedforsurgery,buthadnosignificantsuccessorsuntilthemodernerawhensurgerywasreintroducedbyWesterndoctors(4).
LegendsofHuaTuo'sworkarementionedinhistoricalnovels,suchasRomanceoftheThreeKingdomsandTaiping'sComprehensiveAnthologyofStories.Itwasatraditioninthepastthatwhenapatienthadrecoveredduetotheeffortsofacompetentphysician,thefamilywouldpresentacongratulatoryboardtothedoctorinscribedwiththewords:ASecondHuaTuo.
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