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The "Jijia Puji Fang" records a formula named "Peng'e San." Its composition is: Peng'ezhu (i.e., Ezhu, Zedoaria), Huixiang (Fennel), and Shengcha (i.e., unroasted green tea) in equal parts. Grind the above together into a fine powder. Take 2 qian (6g) each time, with one large…

The "Sichuan Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine" (2005, 1: 36) once published a clinical report on treating middle- and advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with Modified Xiebai San. The control group received radiotherapy and chemotherapy alone; the treatment group used the same radiochemotherapy regimen…

Zijin Ding is a famous TCM formula. Taiyi Zijin Ding was once an important emergency medicine in the Qing Dynasty imperial palace. The "Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China" (Part I, 2005 edition) records the formula of Zijin Ding: Shancigu (Pleione Pseudobulb) 200g, Hongdaji…

The "Yifang Leiju" (A Compendium of Medical Formulas) records a formula named "Xiaotong Wan" from the "Xian Chuan Jiyin Fang" (Immortal Transmission Gynecologic Formulas). Its composition is: Ganqi (Dried Lacquer) 5 qian (15g), Gaoliangjiang (Lesser Galangal) 1 liang (30g), Sanleng (Bur-Reed Rhizome) 5 qian (15g),…

"It is God who heals you; I am only a bridge that brings you before God." — A Korean physician While I was working at an international outpatient clinic in Beijing, a senior colleague once told me that a famous Korean doctor had said the…

According to reports from the Tokyo Shimbun and Japan's TBS news website, a rare "flesh-eating bacterium"—Streptococcus pyogenes, which can cause severe illness—is now spreading across Japan. As of June 2, Japan had reported 977 such cases this year. After entering the body through a wound,…

Anzhong San comes from the "Taiping Huimin Heji Jufang" (Prescriptions from the Taiping Imperial Pharmacy). It is composed of: Yanhuosuo (Corydalis, peeled) 5 liang (150g), Gaoliangjiang (Lesser Galangal, stir-fried) 5 liang (150g), Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, calcined) 5 liang (150g), Huixiang (Fennel, stir-fried) 5 liang (150g),…

I came to the United States in 1946 and spent a year at the Army Logistics Staff College. After returning to the US again in 1952, I was completely penniless. I washed dishes in restaurants, worked as a waiter, mixed cocktails in bars, toiled as…

On Haji Lane in Singapore there is a Hainanese Western restaurant called "Taizi Coffee Shop." It has been open for 50 years, run by an 86-year-old owner, Lin Daobai. Originally from Hainan, China, Lin came to Singapore by boat with his parents as a child;…

Recently, Jason Carter, the 48-year-old grandson of former US President Jimmy Carter, described to the public his grandfather's life after entering hospice care. Jason said that the mental state of 99-year-old Jimmy Carter is no longer what it was; the old man cannot be guaranteed…