Portrait of Hua Tuo
Hua Tuo(or Hua Fu,styled Yuan-hua),was a native of Qiao,Pei State(now Boxian County,Anhui Province).Hua was the most prominent physician of the early 3 rd century A.D.He was expert in internal medicine,surgery,women’s diseases and acu—moxibustion.He was especially famous for abdominal surgery using an anesthetic.His "Five Animal Calisthenics" for preventing disease and prolonging life ix still popularly practiced today.