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When treating cancer in clinical practice, Professor Wang Pei preferred to use raw Chinese herbs rather than their processed (paozhi) versions. For example, raw Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), raw Heshouwu (Polygoniflori Multiflori Radix), raw Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma), raw Huangqi (Astragali Radix), raw Yiyiren (Coicis Semen), raw…

I rarely involve myself in the dispute between Chinese and Western medicine, because that dispute, like disputes of faith, is unlikely through all the arguing to produce any result that changes either side's position. In other words, after all the back-and-forth, one finds one has…