It will only take [est_time] to read this post! In the US, people often eat chicken soup when they’re sick. In the UK, no matter how bad things get, a ‘cuppa’ somehow brings balance to the world again. We often use the expression to put a ‘bandaid’ on it, as an express to solve a… Read More
This week our question comes from David, who asks us “Are there any Chinese cure-alls like chicken soup is in the west?” If you want to ask us a question just go to our voicemail page and leave us your question! In This Episode, We Talk About… Nora’s Chinese young adult homeowners. ‘Boyfriend-sharing’ services hit… Read More
In China, there is an old saying: 药补不如食补 (yào bǔ bù rúshí bǔ) ‘the benefits of medicine as not as good as nutrition.’ Consuming an appropriate amount of certain foods is often found to have health benefits and this is strongly connected with Traditional Chinese Medicine. Whilst the word ‘superfood’ seems contemporary and faddy, food… Read More
It will only take [est_time] to read this post! There is an old Chinese saying, 药补不如食补 (yào bǔ bù rú shí bǔ) The benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition. I think most of us would agree with that statement, especially in more recent years as we begin to… Read More
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, emotions are connected to specific organs. When emotions are suppressed or inhibited this can cause disease or serious physical complaints. By ‘balancing’ the organ associated with that emotion, the emotion will also rebalance. In order to make a diagnosis, a practitioner of TCM will ask many questions about the patient’s… Read More
Posted by Joe from WrittenChinese.Com What is Chinese Herbal Medicine? Chinese herbal medicine has been a tradition for thousands of years. The first known compilation of medicinal plants and other substances is the 神农本草经 (shénnóng běncǎo jīng) – the Divine Farmer’s Classic of Herbal Medicine, named after the mythical ancient Chinese king 神农 (shénnóng) and dating from around… Read More