Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
10154190 | Journal of Anesthesia History | 2018 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
: According to the Chinese historical books, Records of the Three Kingdoms (ä¸å½å¿) and Book of the Later Han (åæ±ä¹¦), Hua Tuo (åä½, 140 - 208), a Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) physician invented Mafeisan, an oral herbal general anesthetic, more than 1800 years ago during Eastern Han Dynasty. However, no written record of ingredients of the original Mafeisan has been found anywhere so far although there have been several similar anesthetic prescriptions published in TCM books later. There has been controversy over the existence of Mafeisan and even Hua Tuo in Chinese literature. We did extensive literature search and analysis, and believe that there indeed was Mafeisan in Hua Tuo's time.
Related Topics
Health Sciences
Medicine and Dentistry
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Authors
Peishan Zhao, Xuejiao Yu, Yoko Kagemoto,