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"Xingmi Zhibao Dan" (Waking from Confusion Precious Pills) comes from the Qing-dynasty Yifang Yijian (Simple Medical Formulas) compiled by Wang Jinfu and his son Wang Pengshou. The formula is composed as follows: Dannannan (Bile Arisaema) 3 qian (9 g), raw Suanzaoren (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae) 3…

This medical case was published by a certain professor of Chinese medicine; to respect his privacy, he will not be named. The fact that the professor openly published this case honestly is commendable. Refractory ascites due to liver cancer carries a very poor prognosis, and…

Of all the years of my life, the one I miss most is the year I was nineteen. That was 1998-1999, and I was a freshman at an engineering university, studying the school's flagship major. If I had stayed in that program, I might now…

Salvia plebeia, a plant of the Lamiaceae family, is an uncommon Chinese medicinal herb, but physicians were already using it as medicine as early as the Ming and Qing dynasties. For example, Yu Zheng of the Chongzhen reign period of the Ming dynasty included Lizhicao…

I have been following the tariff war launched by the U.S. president for a week now. A review of domestic and international media reports shows that, as the situation has evolved, the U.S. administration has been unable to withstand domestic and international pressure, and a…

Recently, a tariff storm launched by the U.S. president against nearly every country has completely changed the world we were once accustomed to. This change has suddenly plunged many people into hardship, and these days many have felt their adrenaline surge. Both outside and inside…

These days, when one opens the news, the front pages are almost entirely filled with reports on the tariff and trade war initiated by the U.S. president. The unpredictable U.S. president has not only stirred up the broader world economy but also issued one reversal…

In Li Dongyuan's book Lanshi Micang (Secret Records of the Orchid Chamber), there is a formula called Jiebiao Shengma Decoction. Its composition is as follows: Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae), Qianghuo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii), and Cangzhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis), each 1 qian (3 g); Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae)…

Professor Zhang Qi (1922-2019) was, before his passing, a doctoral supervisor at Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine and was awarded the title of National Medical Master in 2009. Professor Zhang Qi had rich teaching and clinical experience and made unique achievements in treating kidney diseases.

In the Bianzheng Lu (Record of Pattern Differentiation) there is "Fu Lao Wan" specifically treating forgetfulness in the elderly. The formula consists of: Renshen (Ginseng Radix) 3 liang (90 g), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) 3 liang (90 g), Fushen (Poria with hostwood) 2 liang (60…