Renowned Chinese author Ma Yuan has been the talk of social media this week, as his preference for "natural remedies" may have prevented his son from receiving life-saving heart treatment.
Since 2019, China’s largest producer of ejiao, which is made from donkey hides and is dependent on illicit supplies from Africa, has attempted to diversify its product range. The company now also produces bird nest products — an expensive delicacy made from swiftlet saliva — but that does not seem to be working out.
Beijing Tong Ren Tang is China’s leading traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) brand, with a history dating back to 1669. Tianjin Tong Ren Tang has a history dating back to 1852, but its IPO has been defeated due to a trademark dispute with its much more famous namesake.
Traditional Chinese medicine takes a holistic approach to health and wellbeing. Practitioners believe in balance and using ingredients — such as the ones below — to calibrate their bodies for optimal disease-prevention.
From a hot sauce endorsed by John Cena to a candy gifted to Richard Nixon, here are five items that those in the Chinese diaspora all know — and which the wider world is gradually getting to know as well.
With China’s decisions during the early stages of COVID-19 under increased scrutiny, and state endorsement of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) more forceful than ever, this month sees Chinese Lives examine four famous Chinese doctors to gain insight into the world of Chinese medicine. The first is the compiler of China’s most famous compendium of herbal remedies.
Although traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is very popular, and has been strongly supported by the government for decades, there are also many Chinese people who believe it is superstitious, unscientific twaddle. The debate about TCM within China has been reignited by the removal of eight Chinese medical schools that specialize in TCM from the World Directory of Medical Schools.
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An animal hospital utilizes traditional Chinese medicine to treat pets with debilitating ailments.