The crown prince of Guo died suddenly and lay uncoffined for half a day. The physician Bian Que diagnosed "corpse-like reversal" — a disorder of yin and yang — and revived him through acupuncture and decoctions over twenty days. Later generations called it a medical resurrection.
Account
The crown prince of Guo died suddenly and lay uncoffined for half a day. The famous physician Bian Que diagnosed "corpse-like reversal" (shijue) — a disorder of yin and yang that makes the body appear dead — and revived him through acupuncture and decoctions over twenty days. Later generations called it a medical resurrection.
Debunked
⚠️ Medical explanation: Modern medicine views this as revival from a deathlike state (shijue), not resurrection from true death.
Sources
- Records of the Grand Historian, "Bian Que and Cang Gong"