Qibo Explained

Qibo
Pic:	Chinese woodcut, Famous medical figures; Portrait of Qibo Wellcome L0039315.jpg
Piccap:	Qibo as depicted by Gan Bozong, woodcut print, Tang dynasty (618-907)
W:	Ch'i-po
P:	Qíbó
C:	岐伯
Z:	ㄑ一ㄅㄛ

Qibo was a mythological Chinese doctor, employed by the Yellow Emperor (Huangdi)^[1]

Notes and References

1. Cavalieri . S. . Rotoli . M. . 1997 . [Huangdi Neijing: a classic book of traditional Chinese medicine]|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9446158/ |journal=Recenti Progressi in Medicina |volume=88 |issue=11 |pages=541–546 |issn=0034-1193 |pmid=9446158}} as his minister. It is said that he was enlightened with the knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine by an ethereal being from the heavens.

   He was a doctor in shanggu shidai in legend. He lived in Beidi (now Qingyang).

   It is said that he had learned medicine from some celestial being like Guangchengzi, Chisongzi, or Zhongnanzi . He recognized medicinal herbs in daylight, learned the Tao of health maintenance and mastered jingluo medicine. Zhongnanzi recommended Qibo to the Yellow Emperor, while the Yellow Emperor asked Tao to Guangchengzi in the Kongtong Mountains. Qibo became the chancellor of the Yellow Emperor. He sampled medicinal herbs by the order of the Yellow Emperor. Huangdi Neijing is a book comprising the dialogues regarding medicinal problems between Yellow Emperor and Qibo.

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