Hua Tuo is a famous physician of the Han Dynasty who is so widely respected that his name and image adorn numerous products (e.g., as a brand name for acupuncture needles and for medicated plasters) and a set of frequently used acupuncture points . He is known for the early qi gong exercise set known as the frolics of the five animals, in which one imitates the actions of tigers, deer, bears, apes, and birds; these practices were later incorporated into various health promoting martial arts practices, such as taijiquan.
(abdominal operations)
Hua Tuo has been called the "miracle working doctor" (also translated as divine physician; shenyi) because of his emphasis on using a small number of acupuncture points or small number of herbs in a prescription to attain good results. Some sayings have been attributed to him; for example, in advocating that people exercise to stay healthy, he said: "The body needs exercise, but it should not be excessive. Motion consumes energy produced by food and promotes blood circulation so that the body will be free of diseases just as a door hinge is never worm eaten."
(bear-like exersice) (bird-like exersice)
Cao Cao, of the Period of the Three Kingdoms, often suffered from headache which could only be relieved by Hua's acupuncture. So Cao wanted to retain Hua's service as his private doctor. Having the well-being of the people at heart, Hua was not prepared to serve one man only, even if the man be Cao. Under the pretext of his wife's illness, Hua went back home. When the truth later became known to Cao, he dispatched his men several times to ask Hua to come back, but failed. And at last Cao had this distinguished doctor murdered in 207 AD at age 97
(monkey-like excersice) (dear-like exersice)
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