Introduction 1 Rampant Pestilences in Chinese History 2 Methods Against Rampant Pestilences in Ancient China 3 Doctors and Hospitals in Ancient China 4 Female Doctors and Their Grievances 5 Diseases and Lies: Non-negligible Minor Issues of Major Historic Events 6 The Influences of Imported Venereal Diseases on Chinese
Brothel Culture 7 Reality or Fantasy: Gu Poisoning and Miasma 8 Fate or Disease? Analysing the Weird Traits of Heroes in Ancient China 9 Needling for Cataract: The History of a Legendary Surgery 10 Hua Tuo as the Representative of Divine Doctors and Traditional Chinese Surgical Techniques 11 Diseases and Medicines of Celebrities in Ancient China 12 Cutting Thighs to Serve Parents: The Indescribable Filial Piety
Biography
Gengzhe Yu is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Shaanxi Normal University, China. His research focuses on the history of Sui and Tang dynasties and the social history of medicine. He has published several monographs, including Sensing Illness: Revisiting Medicine and Society in Medieval China.
