Traces of red material crusted on ancient surgical tools may not be a record of pain, but rather the absence thereof.

Traces of red material crusted on ancient surgical tools may not be a record of pain, but rather the absence thereof.

Residues on medical equipment reveal that physicians in China over 600 years ago used aconitine, a highly toxic plant chemical, to alleviate pain during surgical procedures

El instrumental se encontró en una tumba de Jiangyin que pertenecía al médico Xia Quan

Probabilmente la sostanza tossica veniva applicata sulla pelle del paziente per anestetizzare la zona prima delle incisioni

Los textos chinos antiguos registran el uso extensivo de sustancias farmacéuticas.