Bian Que (nov 14, 552 BC – aug 22, 479 BC)
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He 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.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.
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. Traveling across the country, he helped the suffering
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bian-Qiao
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Date:
nov 14, 552 BC
aug 22, 479 BC
~ 73 years