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traditional Chinese medicine: Quick Facts

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Also Known As TCM

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Moxibustion
Chinese manuscript showing acupuncture points
Man in traditional clothing uses a balance scale to measure dried herbs in an Asian apothecary, with a mortar and pestle and various ingredients on the table.
Acupunture care
Fu Xi
Shennong
Huangdi
Zhang Zhongjing
Cao Cao
Merging modern and traditional medicine in Shanghai
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Bian Qiao
Chinese physician
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Wang Shuhe
Chinese physician
Zhang Zhongjing
Zhang Zhongjing
Chinese physician
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Li Shizhen
Chinese scholar