Bian Que (扁鹊): (pronounced: Pien Ch'üeh) (407BC to 310 BC): the most famous doctor of the Chun Qiu dynasty. His real name was Qing Yue Ren. Because of his brilliant and amazing medical skills, people named him Bian Que—meaning lucky bird who can always bring cures and happiness to people—which at the time referred to all legendary doctors with outstanding skills.
Hua Tuo (华佗): (145 to 208): Hua Tuo lived during the end of the East Han dynasty and the beginning of the Three Kingdom period—a dark time with endless wars and natural disasters. Many people became infected with febrile disease. Hua Tuo traveled from place to place to treat diseases and save lives. He worked numerous medical miracles. He was the first person to use anesthesia during surgery.
Zhang Zhong Jing (张仲景) (around 152 ~ 217): This Eastern Han physician was one of the most eminent Chinese physicians and was called the sage of the medicine at the time. He summed up the medicinal experience up until his time, making a great contribution to the development of traditional Chinese medicine. His masterpiece 'Treatise on Cold Pathogenic and Miscellaneous Diseases' was the earliest diagnosis book. His research and theory set the clinical standard for traditional Chinese medicine.
Ge Hong (葛洪)（284～364 or 343）: During the Jin Dynasty, he was most famous for his Daoism, alchemy, and medical techniques. His surviving works include 'Hagiographies (Shenxian Zhuan)', 'The Master of Preserving simplicity (Baopuzi)', and 'Prescriptions for Emergent Reference', among others.
Sun Simiao (孙思邈) （541 or 581 ~ 682）: He lived at least 101 years—quite the long life! He was a famous traditional Chinese medicine doctor during the Sui and Tang Dynasties who was called the King of Medicine. He left over 80 works, including 'Invaluable Prescriptions for Ready Reference' and 'Supplement to Invaluable Prescriptions for Ready Reference'. He was a man of great love and morality. He stated in his work 'The sincerity and honesty of a great physician (Da Yi Jing Cheng)':
“When a great physician is treating a patient, he must first calm his heart and set his mind, desire for nothing, have a heart full of love and mercy. He will pledge to save all people who are suffering; he should not pay attention to status, wealth, or age, and neither should he question whether the particular person is attractive or unattractive, whether he is an enemy or friend, whether he is a Chinese or a foreigner, whether he is uneducated or educated. He should meet everyone on equal grounds. He should always act as if he were thinking of his close relatives….”
Ye Tianshi (叶天士) （1666 ~1745）: This famous doctor during the Qing Dynasty was known for his outstanding medical skills and humble learning attitude. All his medical masterpieces were collected and edited by his student as he was too busy treating his patients.
Qian Yi ( 钱乙) （1032 ~1113）: During the Song Dynasty, he became the first pediatrician in Chinese history. His most famous work is 'Key to Therapeutics of Children’s Diseases'.
Zhu Danxi ( 朱丹溪) （1281~1358）: Zhu Danxi was a brilliant doctor during the Yuan Dynasty who always cured the disease with just one prescription. People called him ‘Single prescription Zhang.’ His works include 'Further Discourses (Zhi Ge Yu Lun)' and 'Elaboration of Bureau Prescription'.
Huangfu Mi (皇甫谧) （215~282）: Between the East Han and West Jin Dynasties, Huangfu Mi became one of the most famous scholars in Chinese history, making significant contributions to medicine, literacy, and history. His most famous work is 'Classified Classics on Acupuncture and Moxibustion'.
Li Shizhen(李时珍) （1518 ~1593）: As one of the greatest physicians and pharmacologists in Chinese history, Li Shizhen lived during the Ming Dynasty. His superior medical skills led him to be chosen to work for the empire as a royal doctor; however, his passion for serving the common people and for engaging in medical research led him to leave the empirical palace several years later. He spent more than 30 years traveling thousands of miles to collect substances and information, to research and practice medicine, and to gather everything into his magnificent masterpiece 'Compendium of Materia Medica (Ben Cao Gang Mu)', which described 1,892 drugs in detail, including 1,100 illustrations and 11,000 prescriptions. It remained China’s pharmaceutical materia medica until about 50 years ago.
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