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KMID : 0857920220250010255
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Yonsei Journal of Medical History
2022 Volume.25 No. 1 p.255 ~ p.282
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The Formation and Branching of Japanese Anesthesia during the Edo Period: Focusing on Prescriptions of Oral Anesthetics
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Lee Kyu-Won
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Abstract
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This paper examines the formation and development of Japanese anesthesia in the Edo period, focusing on the prescription of oral anesthetics shown in major medical books, especially the use of Datura and Aconitum. First, the flow of traditional Chinese anesthesia is discussed, and the changes in Japanese anesthesia inheriting the tradition are tracked until the end of the Edo period. From the Tang Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, Chinese anesthesia continued to change concerning the use of Aconitum and Datura. During the Edo period, Japanese anesthesia began with the introduction of Chinese anesthesia, but developed independently by absorbing surgical knowledge originating from the West. On this foundation, Hanaoka Seish? succeeded in performing the world’s first surgical operation under general anesthesia, and from that point on, anesthesia in osteotomy and surgical anesthesia diverged.
The traditionality and innovativeness of Japanese anesthesia presented in this paper were to project the universal characteristics of Japanese medicine in the late Edo period, which were formed by absorbing Western medicine into the tradition of oriental medicine.
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KEYWORD
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anesthesia, osteopathy, Hanaoka Seish?, Edo period, traditional medicine, Datura, Aconitum
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