Shennong, Bian Que, Hua Tuo, Li Shizhen – you may have heard the names, but what about their stories? They're more mythical than mythology itself.

One tasted hundreds of herbs to unlock nature's cures. Another could diagnose illness with a thread. One dared to open a man's chest long before the existence of anesthesia. Another compiled an encyclopedia of herbs that would guide generations.

In this episode, we travel through time to meet the legendary physicians who shaped traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) – not just as a practice, but also as a worldview. They weren't just healers; they were philosophers, pioneers, and cultural anchors.

Their stories remind us: TCM is not merely about medicine. It's a living archive of how humans have sought balance within themselves and with the universe.