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Yiyeqiu (Securinega suffruticosa) is the tender leafy branch or root of the plant Securinega suffruticosa (family Euphorbiaceae, genus Securinega). It is a folk herb commonly used in China. It dispels wind and activates blood, and supplements the kidneys and strengthens the sinews; it is mainly…

Everyone has varying degrees of difficulty in coping with different emotional states; in other words, the key issue is not whether one has them or not, but the degree between the two extremes of absolute presence and absolute absence. —Patricia E. Zurita Ona, Borderline Personality…

Every adult has a fixed life pattern, and breaking that fixed pattern is almost impossible. From November 19 until today, I have spent twenty days recovering from my injuries—though these twenty days were not purely convalescence; I also did a small amount of work. This…

Dihuang Yinzi (Rehmannie Decoction) originates from the Jiabao Fang; in the Shiyi Dexiao Fang it is also called Sheng Dihuang Yinzi. The formula consists of equal parts of Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Shengdihuang (Rehmanniae Radix recens), Tiandong (Asparagi Radix), Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix), Zhiqiao (Aurantii Fructus), Shihu…

Recently, mycoplasma outbreaks have occurred in many regions across the country. Many patients, after infection, no longer have a fever following treatment, but their cough lingers and is slow to resolve. The clinical symptoms are dry cough or difficult-to-expectorate phlegm, with cough more noticeable at…

Professor Liu Shaowu was, during his lifetime, a chief physician at the Taiyuan Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shanxi Province. Mr. Liu devoted his whole life to the clinical practice, teaching, and research of TCM. He studied assiduously the TCM classics such as the…

Before I had fully recovered from the car accident, my mind could not help turning to the question of what sport I should take up to replace cycling if I never rode again. The first thing that surfaced was actually horseback riding—riding a wild, untamable…

Going forward, I will slow down my pace even further and lighten my burden. I will no longer work or update articles on weekends and holidays. I hope fellow patients will stop consulting me on weekends. My working hours on weekdays are set at 8:30–12:30…

Waking up this morning and handling a pile of tasks, I suddenly remembered I had booked an expert appointment in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, and the time was near. I hurried to call a taxi, but it…

In the traditional Chinese way of reckoning, this year has been an unlucky one for me. But after surviving one trial after another, I have become more open-minded and optimistic than before. On the third day after the crash, I began comforting my relatives, telling…