Portrait of an herbalist
Interesting article about a father and his son, who has followed him into herbal medicine:
" His assistant boils prescribed herbs for two days into concentrated medicine for patients. His herbs are all from China because, he said, it is difficult to source them in Malaysia. He added that some essential herbs such as ginseng did make his treatments expensive.
At one of his clinics, he introduced me to his patients in the waiting room. I noticed that Gary’s assistant had prepared some local pastries for them.
At one of his clinics was a patient, Chew Thoo Geok, 37, who has been suffering from neck and leg pains which resulted in her getting poor sleep or even unable to move at times.
“I saw many specialists but the pain and inflammation in my legs persisted. So I thought I’d try Chinese herbal medicine. After three months of treatment from Gary, my inflammations have reduced and the pain has subsided,” she said."
" His assistant boils prescribed herbs for two days into concentrated medicine for patients. His herbs are all from China because, he said, it is difficult to source them in Malaysia. He added that some essential herbs such as ginseng did make his treatments expensive.
At one of his clinics, he introduced me to his patients in the waiting room. I noticed that Gary’s assistant had prepared some local pastries for them.
At one of his clinics was a patient, Chew Thoo Geok, 37, who has been suffering from neck and leg pains which resulted in her getting poor sleep or even unable to move at times.
“I saw many specialists but the pain and inflammation in my legs persisted. So I thought I’d try Chinese herbal medicine. After three months of treatment from Gary, my inflammations have reduced and the pain has subsided,” she said."
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