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Scan uncovers oldest known anesthetic used in surgery

Surgeons in 14th-century China were doing more than cutting into flesh—they were carefully numbing, too. Researchers say they ...
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China’s Oldest Known Anesthetic Evidence Found on Ming Dynasty Surgical Tools

Xue Ling / CC BY 4.0 Traces of a toxic plant compound found on surgical scissors and tweezers from China represent what ...

Wolfsbane residue on Ming dynasty surgeon’s tools may be oldest evidence of anesthesia

Researchers have identified 600-year-old surgical scissors and tweezers in what may be the world's oldest direct chemical ...