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Zhongjiefeng (Sarcandra glabra) is a plant of the genus Sarcandra in the Chloranthaceae family; clinically the whole plant or its root is used as medicine. The name Zhongjiefeng (literally "knot-breaking wind") already indicates that its main use is in treating diseases of swollen, painful joints.

When I first learned to use TCM to treat tumors, I liked to study from books. Later, after gradually coming into contact with some patients whose tumors had been treated very successfully with Chinese medicine, I liked to trace their treatment processes and study the…

Unconsciously, I have now been in the medical profession for some years. Lately, invited by patients, I have been traveling back and forth across the country; when I return to Beijing, those seeking help fill my doorway. Faced with such influence, I will admit I…

The wisdom of Buddhism ultimately comes down to the two words "following conditions" (sui yuan). A mindset of following conditions is not easily cultivated. If one has a grasping attitude toward conditions, too much attachment and obsession, one will inevitably end up making oneself very…

In the bustling world of the imperial capital, nearly twenty years have slipped by in a flash. Although I have spent much of my time reading in the National Library, I have also come into contact with the most elite strata of Chinese politics, business,…

Detachment (tuan tuo) means transcending something and thereby slipping free from it. Everyone is born bound, yet essentially few people truly wish to be bound; being bound is a life choice made under duress. This duress may be conscious or unconscious. The conscious kind takes…

How exactly should TCM improve its clinical efficacy? I believe this is a question every clinically practicing TCM physician is earnestly seeking to answer. Patients, patient families, and even TCM colleagues are always consulting me on such questions. I myself am only a half-filled bucket…

The great affliction of human beings lies in always thinking themselves remarkable. To my eye, this is almost a universal flaw, and I myself am no exception. Even a person who does not rush to show off in a group of three or five will,…

Those who never seek a doctor are enviable, whether they are poor or rich. Those who neither seek a doctor nor ever fail to live happily are even more enviable; such people live on earth as if in paradise. True happiness is simple. After years…

The purgation method is one of the most important TCM approaches to cancer treatment. China's renowned contemporary anti-cancer TCM physician, the elder Sun Bingyan, was a master of using purgation to treat cancer and achieved outstanding results. There are often late-stage cancer patients who, after…