The connection between the "Divine Doctor Huatuo" and Iraq's "Baghdad Battery" has aroused the curiosity and research of many people. As a famous doctor during the Eastern Han Dynasty of China, Hua Tuo was famous for his superb medical skills and benevolent heart. In the absence of anesthetics, Hua Tuo discovered the efficacy of anesthetics by studying plants such as goldenrod, creating a precedent for general anesthesia surgery such as hemp boiling. However, Iraq's "Baghdad battery" is believed to have the function of local anesthesia and may be an alternative used by ancient Iraqi physicians without anesthetics. This raises the question that if the "Baghdad battery" has the effect of general anesthesia, it may shake the place of Hua Tuo in the history of medicine.
However, exactly what the Baghdad battery is used for is still controversial. Some scholars believe that it may have been used to electroplate metals rather than anesthesia. They believe that the ancient Iraqis mastered some metal-handling techniques, but they kept it a secret. The function of the "Baghdad battery" has not yet been fully proven, and researchers are still working to solve the mystery.
There are still many unsolved puzzles in archaeological research in Iraq, and there are still hundreds of unexcavated tombs in Iraq. If Iraq does master battery technology, as more archaeological discoveries are made, it is clear that there may be more strong evidence in the future. These future discoveries will have a huge impact on the understanding of the archaeological community.
Although Hua Tuo hemp boiling has an important place in the history of Chinese medicine and the history of world medicine, if the "Baghdad battery" is proved to have the effect of general anesthesia, it may have an impact on the status of Hua Tuo hemp boiling. At present, there is no conclusive evidence on this issue, which is the direction that future research needs to explore. Only time and scientific research will reveal the answer to this question. We are still looking forward to more discoveries and breakthroughs, whether it is the Hua Tuo or the Baghdad battery, which are valuable legacies in the history of ancient human wisdom and medicine.
