traditional chinese medicine

Cupping is a therapy method in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), where cups are placed on the patient’s skin …

Making a bowl of millet porridge seems like one of the simplest culinary tasks imaginable, requiring nothing more …

In 1984, archaeologists working in Chengdu, in China’s Sichuan province, unearthed something startlingly familiar: a toothbrush. Its slender …

People spend long periods in front of screens, making eye fatigue and premature aging common ailments of modern …

In a small village in China’s Fujian Province, an old man begins each morning the same way he …

A physician of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) will often look at you for a long moment before asking …

Cur moriatur homo cui salvia crescit in horto? Why should a man die who has sage growing in …

The greatest physicians are remembered not only for what they discover, but for the values they embody. Nearly …

In Part I, we explored Hua Tuo’s remarkable approach to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. In this section, we …

More than 1,800 years ago, long before the development of modern anesthesia, antiseptic techniques, and medical imaging, the …