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This case is recorded on page 37 of Academician Tong Xiaolin's work Xin Bing Shi Jiu Tiao (Nineteen New Pathomechanisms). The patient, a 62-year-old man surnamed Wu, presented with dizziness and projectile vomiting for one month. Before onset he had repeatedly contracted cold pathogens; a…

Dear readers, I took this year's gaokao; though my score is not high, it is enough to apply to medical school. Starting this September, I will enter a full-time medical college to study on a full-time basis. Normally I will attend classes at school, and…

On July 2, 2025, the Cixi Health Bureau's official account posted an article titled "The Gaokao Is Over; It Is Time to Persuade People to Study Medicine," and this post went viral online. The article read: Sorry, medical students, one medical textbook after another vows…

Zou Xuexi, born in 1931, was a native of Xindu county, Sichuan. He studied medicine from childhood under the famous physician Liao Deming and was a TCM physician who grew up through the apprenticeship model. In 1991 he was named by the National Personnel Department,…

Professor Xiong Kuowu was a native of Tongcheng, Hubei. Born in 1919, he was a disciple of Xie Renzai, a famous physician of the Republican era. Professor Xiong once served as director of the Internal Medicine Teaching and Research Office of Hubei TCM College (now…

After this year's college entrance exam ended, I stayed busy for another week or more before finally wrapping up all sorts of miscellaneous matters, and only then could I relax and rest properly. A blood vessel between my left eye and forehead had been twitching…

Xingpi Kaiwei Keli (Spleen-Awakening Appetite-Stimulating Granules) is a Chinese patent medicine sold at most online and offline pharmacies. Its composition is: Guya (Fructus Setariae Germinatus), Daoya (Fructus Oryzae Germinatus), Heye (Nelumbinis Folium), Foshou (Citri Sarcodactylis Fructus), Xiangyuan (Citri Fructus), Shijunzi (Quisqualis Fructus), Dongguazi (Benincasae Semen),…

Huoxue Zhitong Gao (Blood-Activating Pain-Relieving Plaster) is a topical Chinese patent medicine produced by several manufacturers; patients can buy it online or at offline pharmacies. Its ingredients include: Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), Shannai (Kaempferiae Rhizoma), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Gansong (Nardostachyos Radix et Rhizoma), Dahuang (Rhei…

In Chapter 3, "Treatment Strategy," of his work Weixin Yilun, Academician Tong Xiaolin specifically wrote an essay titled "Chronic-Disease Strategy" to explain his approach to treating chronic diseases. In that essay, Academician Tong states: "Chronic disease is like ice frozen three feet thick—no one day's…

In Youke Fahui there is a thirst-quenching formula called Lianhua Yin. Its composition is: Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Lianhuaxu (Nelumbinis Stamen), Lianzi (Nelumbinis Semen), Tianhuafen (Trichosanthinis Radix), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix), Baifuling…