2008: My colleague and I among lines of people waiting to get their herbal formulas in Zhe Jiang University Hospital’s herbal pharmacy.While COVID-19 rages out of control in the United States, and Western health experts struggle to find a drug or vaccine to combat this virus, the Chinese government is sending Chinese herbalists all over the world to assist patients in need.What do the Chinese have to offer? After treating over 60,000 patients with Chinese herbal formulas…maybe a thing or two. This article was printed in the April 18th edition of Times Publishing Group, a community based publication:I never could have imagined what true integrative care looks like until I visited integrative hospitals in China during my doctoral studies. Chinese and Western diagnostics were intertwined-from ultrasounds and blood work, to pulse diagnosis and tongue examination. Every patient got the best of both worlds. Each prescription, be it Chinese formulas, Western drugs, or both, was based on comprehensive examination and integrative treatment plan. China has a long history of treating infectious disease.
