2020-01-26
According to Huang Ti, the great sages of ancient times did not treat those who were already ill. Instead, they gave the benefit of their instruction to those who were healthy, because seeking remedies after diseases had already developed was as foolish as waiting until a war broke out to cast weapons. In theory, superior physicians guided the healthy patient inferior physicians treated the sick. While the scholar practiced preventive medicine and took no fee for his work, hordes of healers...