{"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":"<p>The Wall Street Journal&#8217;s<strong> <a title=\"Chinese Health Care, Up Close\" href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424127887324688404578543460041557832.html?mod=rss_about_china\">senior editor Bob Davis shares a whimsical travel account of his visit to Tongcheng People&#8217;s Hospital in China where he sought medical treatment after breaking his ribs <\/a><\/strong>on a hike in the Gaoligong Mountains:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>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<p>The diagnosis: two broken ribs. &#8220;See?&#8221; 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<p>Take it easy, he said. Take Chinese medicine. (He didn&#8217;t say what kind.) And try some Yunnan-made spray that&#8217;s good for healing. Pain should subside in two weeks or so.[<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424127887324688404578543460041557832.html?mod=rss_about_china\">Source<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>During his hiking trip, Davis reportedly saw a wild wolf, was &#8220;beset by nasty leeches,&#8221; and brushed his hand against a &#8220;poisonous bush.&#8221; \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<p>Learn about\u00a0<a title=\"Chinese medicine\" href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/china\/chinese-medicine\/\">Chinese medicine<\/a> via CDT.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wall Street Journal&#8217;s senior editor Bob Davis shares a whimsical travel account of his visit to Tongcheng People&#8217;s Hospital in China where he sought medical treatment after breaking his ribs on a hike in the Gaoligong Mountains: Finally, I got to see a specialist, who sat at another wooden desk. 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