Narcotherapy
Encyclopedia
Narcotherapy is a form of therapy originating in China
that disables the body or one part temporarily by drugs or acupuncture
, which is usually used in surgical operations.
periods (770–221 BC), some Chinese doctors had known and recorded the anaesthesia functions of some drugs. The doctor Hua Tuo
of the Eastern Han Dynasty
, on the basis of carefully studying ancient books, went to the mountains and plains to collect herbs with anaesthesia function, such as Jimsonweed, which were made into narcotic drugs after being roasted and processed.
One day, people, carried a seriously ill patient to Hua Tuo. He let the patient drink the drug then opened his abdominal cavity
and cleared away his rotten intestines, completing the operation while the patient felt no pain. This operation was the earliest recorded large-scale laparotomy
both in China and in the world.
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
that disables the body or one part temporarily by drugs or acupuncture
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a type of alternative medicine that treats patients by insertion and manipulation of solid, generally thin needles in the body....
, which is usually used in surgical operations.
History
As early as the Spring and Autumn and the Warring StatesWarring States Period
The Warring States Period , also known as the Era of Warring States, or the Warring Kingdoms period, covers the Iron Age period from about 475 BC to the reunification of China under the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC...
periods (770–221 BC), some Chinese doctors had known and recorded the anaesthesia functions of some drugs. The doctor Hua Tuo
Hua Tuo
Hua Tuo was an ancient Chinese physician who lived during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. The Records of Three Kingdoms and Book of Later Han record Hua as the first person in China to use anesthesia during surgery. He used a general anesthetic combining wine with a...
of the Eastern Han Dynasty
Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms . It was founded by the rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han. It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty of the former regent Wang Mang...
, on the basis of carefully studying ancient books, went to the mountains and plains to collect herbs with anaesthesia function, such as Jimsonweed, which were made into narcotic drugs after being roasted and processed.
One day, people, carried a seriously ill patient to Hua Tuo. He let the patient drink the drug then opened his abdominal cavity
Abdominal cavity
The abdominal cavity is the body cavity of the human body that holds the bulk of the viscera. It is located below the thoracic cavity, and above the pelvic cavity. Its dome-shaped roof is the thoracic diaphragm , and its oblique floor is the pelvic inlet...
and cleared away his rotten intestines, completing the operation while the patient felt no pain. This operation was the earliest recorded large-scale laparotomy
Laparotomy
A laparotomy is a surgical procedure involving a large incision through the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity. It is also known as coeliotomy.- Terminology :...
both in China and in the world.