Because it hurts for ordinary people to scratch their skin, not to mention how painful it is to scrape it around on bones.

Guan Yu's story of "scraping bones to cure poison" was recorded in Xiangyang Prefecture Records.

It is said that it was none other than Hua Tuo, the imperial doctor, who scraped Guan Yu's bones at that time. Moreover, in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there is also such a description: Everyone saw that Guan Yu refused to retreat, but his wound was festering because of poisoning. Therefore, in order to cure Guan Yu's injury quickly, everyone went everywhere to find a cure. Some people go to find herbs, others go to see a doctor, in short, they are all trying to find a way.

however, suddenly one day, a man came from Jiangdong to the front of the village in a small boat. This man said that his name was Hua Tuo and he was a doctor. He heard that Guan Yu was a great hero, because he was injured by a poisoned arrow, and the wound has been bad, so he came here specially to treat General Guan's arrow wound. Before Hua Tuo scraped Guan Yu's bones, Guan Yu first drank a few glasses of wine. Then, he played chess with Ma Liang with one hand and extended his other arm to Hua Tuo.

In this way, Hua Tuo went down with a knife, and his blood flowed, and then he cut the flesh until it reached the bone. At this time, the bone was exposed, and it was already blue. After that, Hua tuo took a knife and scraped it slowly on the bone, scraping off all the toxic substances on it. The sound of the knife rubbing against the bone could be heard clearly. After a while, a big basin of blood flowed.

after Hua tuo scraped the bone to remove the toxin, he not only applied medicine to Guan Yu's wound, but also sewed it up with thread.

In addition, Luo Guanzhong not only expressed his admiration for Hua Tuo's superb medical skills with poems, but also praised his superb skills, saying that Hua Tuo was a master in medicine.

in the biography of Guan Yu in the Three Kingdoms, there is also a record about General Guan's bone scraping and healing. However, who operated on Guan Yu, not only did not elaborate in the article, but also did not name the person as Hua Tuo.

So, who is the doctor who performed the "bone scraping and poison treatment" operation for Guan Yu? Is it the imperial doctor Hua Tuo?

next, let's explore the mystery.

According to the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, there is a record about Hua Tuo: Cao Cao suffered from a head wind disease, and his heart was dizzy every time. Although, I have sought medical advice many times before, but I can't get any better treatment. I still often get sick and have unbearable headaches. Later, he heard that there was a doctor named Hua Tuo, whose medical skills were superb, so he sent someone to see Hua Tuo for himself.

After Hua Tuo's treatment, Cao Cao's condition was indeed relieved, but at that time, it was only a temporary solution, which could only relieve the headache and could not completely eradicate the pain. But even so, Hua Tuo's treatment made Cao Cao feel much more comfortable than before. Therefore, in order for Hua Tuo to stay with him and treat himself at any time, he gave Hua Tuo a position of "attending a doctor".

however, what Cao Cao didn't expect was that Hua tuo had no desire for wealth, fame and position, and he just wanted to go home. Therefore, I took a leave of absence to go home on the grounds of "seeking to return the party". During this period, Cao Cao repeatedly called him back, but Hua Tuo refused on the grounds that his wife was ill. Cao Cao was very angry. In the thirteenth year of Jian 'an, he sent someone to investigate and found that Hua Tuo's wife was in good health and was not ill.

Therefore, Cao Cao not only arrested Hua Tuo in a rage, but also killed him. However, what Cao Cao didn't expect was that before long, Cao Chong, Cao Cao's beloved son, was seriously ill. The doctors I saw were helpless, and finally, I died because I couldn't find a good doctor to treat me. At this point, Cao Cao sighed and regretted killing Hua Tuo, so that his son died without a good doctor.

As can be seen from the above description, Hua Tuo died in the 13th year of Jian 'an, that is, in 28. However, Guan Yu's incident of "scraping bones to cure poison" occurred in the twenty-fourth year of Jian 'an, that is, in 219. At this time, Hua Tuo had been dead for eleven years, so the doctor who performed "bone scraping and poison treatment" on Guan Yu could not be Hua Tuo.

Since the doctor who "curetted bones and treated poison" for Guan Yu was not Hua Tuo, who could it be?

It turns out that Hua Tuo wanted to let his years of medical experience be inherited and benefit more future generations. Therefore, he summarized his medical knowledge and experience into a medical prescription and prescription, and passed it on to his disciples without reservation.

Among his disciples, two are the most famous and recognized famous doctors, namely Wu Pu of Guangling and Fan A of Pengcheng. These two disciples of Hua Tuo have their own strengths, excellent medical skills and great achievements in their respective medical fields. Wu Pu mainly studied Hua Tuo's health preservation, preventing diseases and strengthening the body. Fan A, on the other hand, learned from Hua Tuo the techniques of acupuncture and surgery, and won the biography of Hua Tuo with great achievements.

according to the description and depiction of Guan Yu's treatment method of "scraping bones to cure poison" in the annals of the Three Kingdoms and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, this doctor is not only good at surgery, but also suggested adopting the scheme of "Ma Fei San" before operation. It is inferred that the doctor who treated Guan Yu should have won the true biography of Hua Tuo, and he should be a disciple of Hua Tuo, and his medical skills may be in Hua Tuo.

At that time, Hua Tuo was good at surgery and had a high level, so he was honored as a "magic doctor" by people at that time. Moreover, he used surgery to relieve the pain for patients, which was also widely circulated among the people.

In these deeds, some things were indeed done by himself, but others did, which was misinformed by the people. For example, Guan Yu's "scraping bones to cure poison" incident should be done by his apprentice Fan A. Perhaps because people love Hua Tuo too much, it is natural to put some beautiful things on him to express people's love and reverence for him.

But in fact, it should be Fan A who treated Guan Yu.