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The Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine Anesthesia

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Traditional Chinese Anesthesia refers to the use of acupuncture, herbal medicine, tinctures, washes, ointments, etc. to render the body temporarily insensitive to pain for surgery and related treatments. Having undergone countless vicissitudes over the centuries, traditional Chinese anesthesia has gradually matured in the long river of human civilization. This article reviews the history of traditional Chinese anesthesia, its invention and development, and records the long and arduous process of exploration from the primitive practices of traditional Chinese anesthesia to its refined and precise techniques with its continuous progress.

Source: Journal of Contemporary Medical Practice

DOI: 10.53469/jcmp.2025.07(09).04

Authors: Qiumei Wang, Ting Lei

Institutions: Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies

Subfield: Complementary and alternative medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4414679565

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