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A New Era of Communication: An Informal Report on the First Cross-Straits Conference on Granules and Pharmacopoeia Standards
On September 5th and 6th of 2012, mainland China and Taiwan held their first-ever cross-straits conference on granules and herbal pharmacopoeia standards. Sponsored by Taiwan’s Department of Health with assistance from a Chinese medicine trade association and two...
Was the item used as Ren Shen in ancient times actually Dang Shen?
A year or so ago, I was translating a class for a Shang Han Lun doctor named Huang Huang, and we received an interesting question from one of the practitioners in the audience. This particular practitioner had learned at their Shang Han Lun class in school that the...
The Influence of Herbal Medicine on the Food in Taiwan
The impact of Chinese medicine is easily seen in the food and drink of Taiwan. By nature, the prevailing local viewpoint regarding healthy diet emphasizes variety and suitability of food to the current climate. As far as the impact of Chinese medicine into the food in...
When Did Chinese Medicine First Discover Sexual Transmission as a Vector of Disease?
It is hard to accurately assess how long ago sexual transmission was recognized as a vector of disease in Chinese medicine. Many diseases that are now known to be caused by particular organisms or other vectors of disease were traditionally believed to be caused by...
