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The weather has been bitterly cold these past few days, and my son, who wore too little, caught a cold. From kindergarten through ninth grade, this is the only time he has ever taken one sick day. I have always been very attentive to my…

Cancer patients often develop all kinds of side effects during radiotherapy and chemotherapy. In most cancer patients, the side effects of chemoradiotherapy mainly manifest as gastrointestinal irritation and bone marrow suppression; some patients also experience hair loss. These side effects affect the patient quality of…

Once, when I was having a meal at my beloved teacher home, in casual conversation my teacher told me that the most admirable spirit of Chinese scholars is the family-and-country sentiment they carry. From ancient times to the present, among Chinese scholars whether going into…

Although in Western medicine cancers are named variously according to their primary site, in the TCM theoretical system of syndrome differentiation and disease differentiation, one does not necessarily care which type of cancer the patient has. TCM judges which syndrome a cancer patient belongs to…

Liang Qichao said: every branch of Chinese learning carries a kind of mystery that can be apprehended but not put into words, which is the greatest obstacle to expanding knowledge. As part of traditional Chinese culture, TCM is closely tied to ancient Chinese philosophy, and…

Professor Jiang Chunghua was one of the towering figures in contemporary TCM in China and led many key national TCM research projects. His clinical outcomes were outstanding and won high praise from patients, and he produced many innovative works in TCM theory; his interception and…

As a traditional medicine, much of TCM theory is wrong, yet TCM genuinely works when treating disease. This shows that there are many practical elements within traditional Chinese medicine, but these practical elements have been misinterpreted because of the limitations of the times. Medicine advances…

The Huangdi Neijing says that “in treating disease, one must seek its root.” This statement is entirely correct: to treat disease, one must indeed find the fundamental cause. But it also says “the root lies in yin and yang,” and this statement is quite problematic.

Because of the great lapse of time, some concepts in the Shanghan Lun are very hard for modern learners to grasp. Without understanding them, it is difficult to accurately judge a condition and decide how to prescribe in clinical practice. Based on my own understanding,…

Everyone has inertia and can become addicted to things, and I am no exception. As someone who grew up in the internet age, the online world has had a great influence on my life. Much of my work is done through the internet, but being…