Chinese Medicine History

Huang-fu [Huangfu Mi; 214-282 A.D.]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Huang-fu [Huangfu Mi; 214-282 A.D.] Huangfu lived to see the end of the latter Han Dynasty. He is famous for his skills in acupuncture therapy; he Huang Fumi, also named Huang Shian, composed many literary works during his life time and was very influential during his time. At his middle age while contracting a severe disease he decided that the study of medicine is of utmost importance. He assiduously studied Chinese medicine and by his life end he compiled one of the prominent acupuncture works in history: "Huang Di Zhenjiu Jia Yi Jing". The classic "Jia Yi Jing" totally has 12 scrolls with 128 chapters. This work summarized the entire knowledge of acupuncture at the time, and in addition added sizeable amount of new information. Later generations of acupuncturist needed only to learn this book as to understand the secrets of the art. This classic not only influenced the acupuncture art in China but around the world, in countries as Japan, Korea and France.

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