{"id":158301,"date":"2013-06-22T22:26:48","date_gmt":"2013-06-23T05:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=158301"},"modified":"2013-06-22T22:26:48","modified_gmt":"2013-06-23T05:26:48","slug":"when-in-china-try-chinese-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/06\/when-in-china-try-chinese-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"When In China, Try Chinese Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Wall Street Journal’s senior editor Bob Davis shares a whimsical travel account of his visit to Tongcheng People’s Hospital in China where he sought medical treatment after breaking his ribs <\/a><\/strong>on a hike in the Gaoligong Mountains:<\/p>\n Finally, I got to see a specialist, who sat at another wooden desk. He looked at my X-rays, holding them up to the light from the window. He conferred with Frank and Mr. Ji.<\/p>\n The diagnosis: two broken ribs. “See?” he said, holding up the film. I saw two gaps, which I guess were the breaks. I fell on a good part of my back, he said. (Easy for him to say.)<\/p>\n Take it easy, he said. Take Chinese medicine. (He didn’t say what kind.) And try some Yunnan-made spray that’s good for healing. Pain should subside in two weeks or so.[Source<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n During his hiking trip, Davis reportedly saw a wild wolf, was “beset by nasty leeches,” and brushed his hand against a “poisonous bush.” \u00a0According to Davis, the hospital he visited\u00a0charges 1 yuan (16 cents) to be admitted and 4.4 yuan (67 cents) to see a doctor.<\/p>\n