{{Infobox Chinese |title='''Qibo''' |pic=Chinese woodcut, Famous medical figures; Portrait of Qibo Wellcome L0039315.jpg |piccap=Qibo as depicted by Gan Bozong, woodcut print, Tang dynasty (618-907) |w=Ch'i-po |p=Qíbó |c=岐伯 |z=ㄑ一ㄅㄛ}} '''Qibo''' ({{zh|c=岐伯|p=Qíbó}}) was a mythological Chinese doctor, employed by the Yellow Emperor (Huangdi)<ref name=huangdi>{{Cite journal |last1=Cavalieri |first1=S. |last2=Rotoli |first2=M. |date=1997 |title=<nowiki>[Huangdi Neijing: a classic book of traditional Chinese medicine]</nowiki>|journal=Recenti Progressi in Medicina |volume=88 |issue=11 |pages=541–546 |issn=0034-1193 |pmid=9446158}}</ref> as his minister. It is said that he was enlightened with the knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine by an ethereal being from the heavens.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
He was a doctor in ''shanggu shidai'' ({{zh|t=上古時代|s=上古时代}}) in legend. He lived in Beidi ({{zh|c=北地}}, now Qingyang).{{cn|date=November 2024}}
It is said that he had learned medicine from some celestial being like Guangchengzi, Chisongzi ({{zh|c=赤松子}}), or Zhongnanzi ({{zh|c=中南子}}). He recognized medicinal herbs in daylight, learned the Tao of health maintenance and mastered jingluo medicine. Zhongnanzi recommended Qibo to the Yellow Emperor, while the Yellow Emperor asked Tao to Guangchengzi in the Kongtong Mountains. Qibo became the chancellor of the Yellow Emperor. He sampled medicinal herbs by the order of the Yellow Emperor.{{cn|date=November 2024}} ''Huangdi Neijing'' is a book comprising the dialogues regarding medicinal problems between Yellow Emperor and Qibo.<ref name=huangdi />
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