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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treats disease by following a step-by-step progression through the four levels of "principle, method, formula, and medicinal." The highest-level principle, put simply, is "reduce what is in excess, supplement what is insufficient," adjusting the body from a state of either "excess"…

This summer vacation, I met some of my readers in Beijing. Since I am currently a university student, my usual schedule leaves me no spare time to meet people, so many of them reached out to me over the summer break. What took me by…

This summer in Beijing I met some readers. Since I am at university now, I have little time to meet people during term, so many friends came in the break. To my surprise, about half the friends I met had anxiety to varying degrees, some…

New Gout Medication Approved in China; Phase III Results Announced for US Cancer Vaccine On August 20, 2026, China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approved the Class 1 innovative drug anfilimab injection (subcutaneous injection, brand name Yisaina), developed by Sunland Guojian Pharmaceutical (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. The…

On August 20, 2026, the National Medical Products Administration approved Anfuliqita Monoclonal Antibody Injection (subcutaneous injection; brand name Yisaina), a Class-1 innovative drug filed by 3SBio (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. The new drug is indicated for acute attacks of gouty arthritis in adults with contraindications, intolerance,…

Reflections Triggered by a Street‑Side Domestic Violence Incident That Forced Me to Call the Police On August 19, 2026, after pulling weeds in a vegetable plot, I rode my bicycle home. On the way, I accidentally saw a woman chasing and beating a teenage girl.

On August 19, 2026, after weeding in my vegetable plot, I cycled home. On the way I happened to see a woman chasing and beating a teenage girl. The child ran forward crying; the woman chased her, slapping her face, pulling her hair, and kicking…

How Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnoses Diseases Using the Concepts of "Excess" and "Deficiency" As previously discussed, the core mission of medicine is to address the issues of "excess" and "deficiency" in the human body. But how do we diagnose whether a patient is suffering from…

As noted, medicine's core task is to resolve the body's "excess and deficiency." So how do we diagnose whether a patient has an "excess" or a "deficiency" problem? Ordinary Chinese people know TCM diagnoses disease through "inspection, listening/smelling, inquiry, and palpation" (wang-wen-wen-qie). In ancient times,…

A Clinical Case of Using Camptosorus sibiricus for Thromboangiitis Obliterans On February 12, 2023, I published an article on my public account and personal website titled “Asplenium ruprechtii (Ma Deng Cao): A Treatment for Thromboangiitis Obliterans and Lower Extremity Ulcers.” In that article, I introduced Asplenium…