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Dr. Who and the Kali Weed

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January 27th 2010
I was hoping that strong, green, pungent smell (I am sure it was Kali weed) would cure my roommate's deadly sounding cough. No thanks, she said. She was not having it. This she decided as we walked into the early morning crowd at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (TCM). Not exactly the scene you would imagine at a private western hospital or probably a hospital in China where Western m ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more