By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T02:02:34+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Science, Technology, and Medicine, Medicine|
Drew THOMPSON A row of “massage parlors” in a Shanghai neighborhood. Although illegal, prostitution in China led to many cases
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T02:02:34+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Science, Technology, and Medicine, Medicine, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China|
Riding bikes in Shanghai in the rain, these Chinese wear masks to avoid pollution and germs, 1986. Years later, such
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T02:02:33+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Science, Technology, and Medicine, Medicine, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China|
CHEN Bao-xing and Garé LeCOMPTE A man gets a moxibustion treatment from the local doctor as his wife and family
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T02:02:33+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Science, Technology, and Medicine, Medicine|
CHEN Bao-xing and Garé LeCOMPTE A medical worker at a neighborhood clinic, located in the basement of an apartment block
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T02:02:33+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Science, Technology, and Medicine, Medicine, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China|
Paul D. BUELL An engraving of the ginseng plant by Joseph-Francois Lafitau (1681–1746). Ginseng (Panax ginseng) is a small woodland
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T02:02:32+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Science, Technology, and Medicine, Medicine, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China|
CHEN Bao-xing and Garé LeCOMPTE A medical worker at a neighborhood clinic applies acupuncture to the leg of a local
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T02:02:32+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Science, Technology, and Medicine, Medicine, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China|
CHEN Bao–xing and Garé LeCOMPTE A chart illustrating the points in the body used in massage, acupuncture, and moxibustion treatments.
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T02:02:31+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Science, Technology, and Medicine, Medicine, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China|
Joyce A. MADANCY A photo from 1874 shows a man addicted to opiates smoking his pipe in a restaurant. Chinese
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T02:02:31+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Science, Technology, and Medicine, Medicine, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China|
The Editors A Red Cross kiosk in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. China has proposed reforms to provide safe, effective, convenient, and
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T02:02:30+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Science, Technology, and Medicine, Medicine, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China|
Qiong ZHANG Huangdi Neijing, one of the earliest and most important classics of Chinese medicine, consists primarily of two texts:
