Winter remedies in China
Young office workers in China use traditional remedies to ward off colds and flu:
" A growing number of young and middle-aged office workers are turning to traditional Chinese medicine to ward off colds and flu this winter, and they don't even have to leave their offices to pick up a prescription. Doctors from a branch of Shuguang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Zhangjiang, Pudong District in Shanghai, have started to visit nearby office buildings to write prescriptions for and sell a popular winter medication.
About 500 employees from four to five big companies located near the hospital have invited doctors to stop by and put their prescription pads to use.
With the arrival of winter, many Chinese take gaofang, which is usually a mixture of herbs, donkey-skin gum, deer-ear gum, crystal sugar and honey to prevent and fight off chronic diseases. People normally take it from before "winter solstice" on the lunar calendar to mid January.
A prescription is needed to buy the concoction, and pharmacies can custom-tailor the medication based on their prescription. After boiling the concoction and letting it cool, the final product is cut to an appropriate size and packaged."
" A growing number of young and middle-aged office workers are turning to traditional Chinese medicine to ward off colds and flu this winter, and they don't even have to leave their offices to pick up a prescription. Doctors from a branch of Shuguang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Zhangjiang, Pudong District in Shanghai, have started to visit nearby office buildings to write prescriptions for and sell a popular winter medication.
About 500 employees from four to five big companies located near the hospital have invited doctors to stop by and put their prescription pads to use.
With the arrival of winter, many Chinese take gaofang, which is usually a mixture of herbs, donkey-skin gum, deer-ear gum, crystal sugar and honey to prevent and fight off chronic diseases. People normally take it from before "winter solstice" on the lunar calendar to mid January.
A prescription is needed to buy the concoction, and pharmacies can custom-tailor the medication based on their prescription. After boiling the concoction and letting it cool, the final product is cut to an appropriate size and packaged."
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