2 Ancient Chinese Brainteasers

Are you as clever as these people from ancient China? The following stories raise some perplexing questions. See if you can unravel these brainteasers. Confucius examines Xiang Tuo In the Spring and Autumn period (around 770 to 476 B.C.), Confucius and his students once went out for a ride in a carriage. They saw many ...

Helen London

Tiny white flowers in Spring in front of scrolls with Chinese characters written on them.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Case: Healing a Troubled Heart

In my traditional Chinese medicine practice, one of my patients is a 53-year-old female physician. Her ex-husband is also a physician and they have two sons. Every year, their whole family often goes vacationing abroad. In many people’s eyes, their marriage was made in Heaven. However, one day, she discovered all the money in the bank ...

Emma Lu

A broken heart propped up in the crack of a log with pale blue flowers sitting next to it.

Chinese Surgeons Killing People for Their Organs

A peer-reviewed report published in the American Journal of Transplantation has added to the mounting evidence proving that people in China are being killed for their bodily organs by the Chinese state. The report shows beyond doubt that Chinese surgeons are complicit in this. The report — Execution by Organ Procurement: Breaching the Dead Donor ...

Rory Karsten

Doctor removing an organ.

Supernormal Abilities of Ancient Chinese Medical Doctors

Miraculous stories were told about the great doctors in ancient China finding the cause of diseases and resolving them by providing the appropriate treatment. Such doctors were said to have supernormal abilities and demonstrated an innate knowledge and wisdom beyond ordinary people, creating many amazing anecdotes that people still talk about today. Ancient Chinese doctors ...

Helen London

Chinese painting showing a courtyard scene.

Well-Known Taiwanese Chinese Medical Doctor Hu Naiwen

The over-70, white-haired but young-looking Taiwanese herbalist Hu Naiwen not only has great skills, but he also treats his patients like friends and family. He is always smiling and full of energy. Many of his patients have tried out many famous doctors before they found Dr. Hu Naiwen and got cured. They express great gratitude and respect ...

Helen London

Dr. Hu Naiwen.

Chinese Red Dates: The Youth Pill

What are the health benefits of eating Chinese red dates? Li Shizhen, the renowned physician of the Ming Dynasty, described Chinese red dates in his classic writing Compendium of Materia Medica as sweet in taste, mild in nature, and can replenish energy and nourish the blood. There is a saying among common folks: “Red dates ...

Emma Lu

Chinese red dates.

How Displaying the Chinese Character ‘Fu’ Brings You Good Fortune

As we celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Ox in 2021, we wish everyone a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year. We hope your new year is filled with good fortune and blessings. As part of Chinese traditions, the Chinese people welcome the New Year by cleaning their homes thoroughly, hanging red couplets, and a ...

Emma Lu

The Chinese 'fu' character.

12 Health Tips From the Father of Chinese Medicine, Sun Simiao

Sun Simiao (A.D. 581-682), a famous Chinese physician in the Tang Dynasty, passed down 12 health tips. The tips are simple and easy to do. If you practice them consistently, they can improve your health and promote longevity.  12 health tips of Sun Simiao 1. Head twist Place your hands on your waist, close your ...

Nspirement Staff

Sun Simiao.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatments for Extremely High Blood Pressure

Bloodletting is used today in traditional Chinese medicine as a treatment for a sudden spike causing extremely high blood pressure. The practice of bloodletting began around 3,000 years ago with the Egyptians, then continued with the Greeks and Romans, the Arabs, and the Asians, and then spread through Europe during the Middle Ages and the ...

Helen London

A blood pressure monitor.

As Chinese Media Brag About Lung Transplant, Others Question the Source

The Chinese Communist Party’s Global Times ran an article on March 1 about “the world’s first double-lung transplant” for somebody sick with the coronavirus. The lung transplant, the paper said, was of “great significance in reducing critical cases” of the virus, which is believed to have killed many thousands in China. While Global Times — ...

Max Lu

Double-lung transplant.