Taking mafei powder (麻沸散) as an example to explore the evidence of the existence of ancient anesthesia

Anesthesia has a long history in China. Ancient doctors have already created a variety of anesthetic formulae for surgery and the most famous one is Mafei powder (麻沸散). However, there are a few literatures about Mafei powder and Mafei powder was not recorded at that time. This article tries to discu...

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Main Authors: Hongkai Yuan, Dongdong Zhou, Leimiao Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Chinese Medicine and Culture
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Online Access:http://www.cmaconweb.org/article.asp?issn=2589-9627;year=2020;volume=3;issue=2;spage=83;epage=86;aulast=Yuan