Li Cheng
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History · vol. 29Records of the Three Kingdoms
初，軍吏李成苦欬嗽，晝夜不寤，時吐膿血，以問佗。佗言：「君病腸臃，欬之所吐，非從肺來也。…
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初，軍吏李成苦欬嗽，晝夜不寤，時吐膿血，以問佗。佗言：「君病腸臃，欬之所吐，非從肺來也。與君散兩錢，當吐二升餘膿血訖，快自養，一月可小起，好自將愛，一年便健。十八歲當一小發，服此散，亦行復差。若不得此藥，故當死。」復與兩錢散，成得藥去。五六歲，親中人有病如成者，謂成曰：「卿今強健，我欲死，何忍無急去藥，〈臣松之案：古語以藏為去。〉以待不祥？先持貸我，我差，為卿從華佗更索。」成與之。已故到譙，適值佗見收，怱怱不忍從求。後十八歲，成病竟發，無藥可服，以至於死。〈佗別傳曰：人有在青龍中見山陽太守廣陵劉景宗，景宗說中平日數見華佗，其治病手脈之候，其驗若神。瑯琊劉勛為河內太守，有女年幾二十，左腳膝裡上有瘡，癢而不痛。瘡愈數十日復發，如此七八年，迎佗使視，佗曰：「是易治之。當得稻糠黃色犬一頭，好馬二疋。」以繩繫犬頸，使走馬牽犬，馬極輒易，計馬走三十餘里，犬不能行，復令步人拖曳，計向五十里。乃以藥飲女，女即安臥不知人。因取大刀斷犬腹近後腳之前，以所斷之處向瘡口，令去二三寸。停之須臾，有若蛇者從瘡中而出，便以鐵椎橫貫蛇頭。蛇在皮中動搖良久，須臾不動，乃牽出，長三尺所，純是蛇，但有眼處而無童子，又逆鱗耳。以膏散著瘡中，七日愈。又有人苦頭眩，頭不得舉，目不得視，積年。佗使悉解衣倒懸，令頭去地一二寸，濡布拭身體，令周匝，候視諸脈，盡出五色。佗令弟子數人以鈹刀決脈，五色血盡，視赤血，乃下，以膏摩被覆，汗自出周匝，飲以亭歷犬血散，立愈。又有婦人長病經年，世謂寒熱注病者。冬十一月中，佗令坐石槽中，平旦用寒水汲灌，云當滿百。始七八灌，會戰欲死，灌者懼，欲止。佗令滿數。將至八十灌，熱氣乃蒸出，囂囂高二三尺。滿百灌，佗乃使然火溫床，厚覆，良久汗洽出，著粉，汗燥便愈。又有人病腹中半切痛，十餘日中，鬢眉墮落。佗曰：「是脾半腐，可刳腹養治也。」使飲藥令臥，破腹就視，脾果半腐壞。以刀斷之，刮去惡肉，以膏傅瘡，飲之以藥，百日平復。〉
Li Cheng was a military clerk mentioned in juan 29 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms; his affiliation is unknown. He does not appear in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Deeds
Li Cheng suffered from a cough and could not stay awake day or night. He often coughed up pus and blood. Hua Tuo diagnosed him with an intestinal abscess and gave him two qian of medicinal powder, saying that after taking it he would bring up pus and blood and gradually recover. Li Cheng took the medicine and left. (According to the historical record)
Five or six years later, a friend or relative fell ill with a condition similar to his. Li Cheng lent the person the medicine. After the friend or relative recovered, Li Cheng went to Qiao County, where Hua Tuo happened to have been arrested; Li Cheng was unable to ask Hua Tuo for more medicine. (According to the historical record)
Eighteen years later, Li Cheng’s illness returned. With no medicine to take, he died. (According to the historical record)
Relations
- He once sought treatment from Hua Tuo and received medicinal powder.
- He lent the medicinal powder to a friend or relative suffering from a similar illness.