My Medical Theory ⁽¹⁸⁴⁾

Whether cancer arises from pre-existing deficiency, or whether deficiency develops after cancer sets in, deficiency-consumption (xusun) is, for most cancer patients, an unavoidable clinical manifestation after they develop the disease. This is why TCM cancer treatment must always combine attacking the pathogen with supporting the…

How exactly should TCM improve its clinical efficacy? I believe this is a question every clinically practicing TCM physician is earnestly seeking to answer. Patients, patient families, and even TCM colleagues are always consulting me on such questions. I myself am only a half-filled bucket…

When cancer reaches its terminal stage, every form of treatment can only achieve limited effect; the hope of raising the dead is slim. Yet many families still refuse to give up, still hope to cure the patient, and travel everywhere seeking doctors and consultations. In…

Few people love TCM as deeply as I do, yet I frequently criticize it, drawing streams of abuse from TCM colleagues and fans. But this does not affect my attitude of critically inheriting TCM. For the rest of my life, I will study TCM diligently…

Chaihu (Bupleurum Root) and Huangqin (Scutellaria Root) are two very important herbs for harmonizing the Shaoyang. When used appropriately, they can treat many difficult and complicated diseases, with good effects on cancer, asthma, hepatitis B, pulmonary tuberculosis, uterine fibroids, and various chronic inflammations. The Chinese…

Someone once joked with me, "You are truly Hua Tuo reborn." I jokingly replied, "I really have no wish to be Hua Tuo reborn." Hua Tuo died at the hands of his own patient, Cao Cao. Even earlier, the Western-Han physician Chunyu Yi nearly lost…

Recently some readers have consulted me about studying medicine. Being myself only half-full, I dare not play the master. I write this piece to share a few humble thoughts on studying Chinese medicine, in reply to fellow TCM enthusiasts. I am young and shallow; this…

The Shandong vaccine scandal, which caused panic across society, reflects the current state of widespread loss of public trust in China's medical establishment. Whether public or private, hospitals enjoy little credibility in patients' eyes. This deserves collective reflection by the Chinese government and the medical…

Just over a week ago I was on a business trip in Kaihua, Zhejiang, where I met an old friend of Master Buyi, once quite influential online. I spoke with him about Master Buyi, who had recently left the monastery and married. From him I…

Over the years I have worked with a great many cancer patients and their families. Again and again I have met relatives who ask me to conceal the patient's true condition from him. Such a practice does far more harm than good. When patients do…