Yet traditional medicine remains a vibrant part of the state health care system. Most Chinese hospitals have a ward devoted to ancient cures. Citing traditional medicine’s potential to lower ...

History of Chinese Medicine: being a Chronicle of Medical Happenings in China from Ancient Times to the Present Period. By Dr. K. Chimin Wong Dr. Wu Lien-Teh. Pp. xviii + 706 + 55 plates.

Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine practiced for thousands of years, with roots in ancient Chinese and Egyptian medicine. It traditionally involves the use of glass cups to ...

Today, visitors can witness original fixtures and artifacts displaying early American pharmacy practices. The museum takes ...