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Hua Tuo

200 - 208

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Hua Tuo (c. 140–208), courtesy name Yuanhua, was a Chinese physician who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty. Historical texts, such as Records of the Three Kingdoms and Book of the Later Han record Hua Tuo as having been the first person in China to use anaesthesia during surgery. He used a general anaesthetic combining wine with a herbal concoction called mafeisan (麻沸散; literally "cannabis boil powder"). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hua Tuo is the 85th most popular physician (down from 44th in 2019), the 113th most popular biography from China (down from 92nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Physician.

Hua tuo is most famous for its role in Chinese medicine as a diuretic and for its use in the treatment of kidney stones.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Hua Tuo ranks 85 out of 726. Before him are August Krogh, Eugen Bleuler, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Cyril of Jerusalem, and Walter Rudolf Hess. After him are Karl Brandt, Ragnar Granit, Herophilos, Jacques Rogge, Theodor Morell, and Corneille Heymans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200, Hua Tuo ranks 13. Before him are Cyprian, Pope Stephen I, Pope Dionysius, Pope Fabian, Claudius Aelianus, and Athenaeus. After him are Alexander of Aphrodisias, Artabanus IV of Parthia, Celsus, Zhang Jue, Artemidorus, and Paul of Samosata. Among people deceased in 208, Hua Tuo ranks 1. After him are Vologases V, Liu Biao, and Kong Rong.

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  • Photo of Hua Tuo

    Hua Tuo

    PHYSICIAN

    200 - 208

    HPI: 72.34

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Vologases V

    Vologases V

    POLITICIAN

    130 - 208

    HPI: 68.96

    Rank: 2

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    Liu Biao

    POLITICIAN

    142 - 208

    HPI: 68.00

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Kong Rong

    Kong Rong

    POLITICIAN

    153 - 208

    HPI: 66.07

    Rank: 4

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In China

Among people born in China, Hua Tuo ranks 113 out of 1,610. Before him are I. M. Pei (1917), An Lushan (702), Zhao Ziyang (1919), Li Xiannian (1909), Emperor Yang of Sui (569), and Milarepa (1052). After him are Shen Kuo (1031), Luo Guanzhong (1330), Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan (1285), Zhou Yu (175), Emperor Xian of Han (181), and Li Zicheng (1606).

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Among PHYSICIANS In China

Among physicians born in China, Hua Tuo ranks 2. Before him are Li Ching-Yuen (1677). After him are Zhang Zhongjing (150), Li Shizhen (1517), Sun Simiao (581), Bian Que (-401), Andrew Yao (1946), Zhong Nanshan (1936), and Liang Wudong (1959).

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