Antiquity. A liver

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In drawing of an epoch of the paleolith, found out in one of caves of Asturias (Spain), the elephant, in which contour vrisovano heart is represented. It testifies that already during a prehistoric epoch primitive hunters knew an arrangement of heart and understood its vital value.

About a liver thought that it serves as a soul dwelling that from it all great and noble ideas proceed. In a bilious bubble there is a courage centre; therefore, having tasted bile of strong animals and executed criminals, it is possible to get courage and force. Learnt that various bodies are connected among themselves by channels in which vital air circulates, blood and both beginnings - man's and female. This system of channels - a fruit of pure imagination - is completely not identical to arterial and venous systems and at all does not correspond to system of blood circulation which has been opened considerably later

In China, approximately in V century BC, veins the first, recognised and popularity, the doctor and scientist Pjan Chiao, which real name Chzhin Juzhen. Pjan Chiao since the childhood was interested in medicine, has shown to it the big abilities and became the well-known doctor. This doctor was the magnificent diagnostician. He spoke: ' illness Recognition on appearance is a spark of Bozhija, auscultation - unusual skill, by means of questions (anamnesis) - dexterity, and on pulse research - art '.

Consider that recognition of illness on the basis of pulse rate research was opened by Pjan Chiao. This method remains till now the important means of diagnostics of illnesses. The way nashchupyvanija the pulse, applied Pjan Chiao, is brought to perfection by the Chinese doctors and many centuries underlay diagnostics.