Bian Que

刘俊杰

Bian Que was a famous physician during the Warring States Period （475-221 BC）. Bian Que was actually the name of a mythical physician who lived during the age of the mythical Yellow Emperor.

The book LIEZI attributes to him the art to “change the mind”  to balance the physical energy with the spirit. For this procedure， he empoisonend two patients， took out their heart， treated it with medicine and revived the seemingly death.

There is a popular story in Shaanxi of his encountering a woodcutter who cured himself from all sickness by drinking the poison of a black snake. Bian Que used this venom （毒液） to heal a whole village that was afflicted with a pestilence （瘟疫）. There is still a temple for him in Nanchencun near Lingtong， Shaanxi， today.