A statue of Zhang Zhong Jing - one of the greatest herbalists of all times - at the entrance to Tangjing Hospital. This is where I spent most of my time in China. The hospital has 4000 beds and does 1000 outpatient treatments every day all using natural medicine, acupuncture, herbal medicine and forms of Chinese bodywork.

07 - Huang Qing growing wild at high altitude. This is a very important herb used to treat respiratory and skin conditions..jpeg

08 - Long dan cao growing wild in the Huang mountains. A cousin of our own wild gentian. The root of which both in China and here is used to treat digestive disorders.jpeg

10 - A traditional garden in Shanghai.jpeg

13 - Cupping used to restore function after a stroke. Treatment would frequently be twice a day.jpeg

14 - Acupuncture treatment used to treat paralysis caused by a stroke.jpeg

15 - Cupping alternated with acupuncture to treat severe back pain in a Buddhist nun in the hospital.jpeg

A statue of Zhang Zhong Jing - one of the greatest herbalists of all times - at the entrance to Tangjing Hospital. This is where I spent most of my time in China. The hospital has 4000 beds and does 1000 outpatient treatments every day all using natural medicine, acupuncture, herbal medicine and forms of Chinese bodywork.