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The renowned Shaanxi TCM physician Jia Kun (1919-2005) was an early pioneer in TCM anti-cancer research. The widely used Chinese patent medicine Pingxiao Pian (Pingxiao Jiaonang) was developed from Jia Kun's empirical anti-cancer formula "Pingxiao Dan." Besides contributing the Pingxiao Dan formula, Professor Jia authored…

Laoguancao, also called Laoguan cao, Wuye cao, Laoguan cao, and Tiangang cao, is the fruiting whole herb of plants of the Geraniaceae family—Erodium stephanianum, Geranium wilfordii, Geranium sibiricum, Geranium nepalense, and Geranium tuberricum, among others. In times of famine people also ate laoguancao as food;…

Professor Wan Wenmo (1923-2008) served as director of the TCM department at Wuhan Ninth Hospital. Over more than 50 years of clinical practice he attained deep TCM scholarship and rich experience; in his later years he specialized in difficult and complicated diseases, excelling in disorders…

Readers often ask me to recommend a reading list for studying TCM anti-cancer treatment. I have always felt apprehensive about prescribing book lists, because I know my own level is limited and I am not qualified to direct others in how to read and study…

My term begins on September 6. After that I will be fully enrolled as a full-time student living on campus, and I must abide by school rules and arrange my time according to the school's daily schedule. I am now publishing my school's schedule for…

The Comprehensive Records of Holy Beneficence (Shengji Zonglu) includes a formula called "Huang Gan Wan" for treating harm caused by drunkenness. It is simple in composition: equal parts of Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex, coarse bark removed) and Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix), ground together into powder, then formed…

Professor Wang Peng was a professor of internal medicine at Hubei University of Chinese Medicine. From 1985 to 1998 he served successively as deputy director and then director of the general internal medicine department of the Affiliated Hospital of Hubei College of Traditional Chinese Medicine…

Professor Lu Fang was a TCM professor at Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine. He formerly served as director of Harbin Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and as deputy director of the Heilongjiang Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He was a national mentor of…

After the gaokao ended and I confirmed my admission, I gave myself a few days off and took my family to a small island for a trip. It was my first time visiting an island. The island is small; walking around it takes less than…

In 1998, when I first took the national college entrance exam, I just missed my first choice. Because I had chosen to accept reassignment on my application, I was reassigned to a key engineering university. I was utterly devastated, because what I most wanted to…