frederick welsh

“The work deals extensively with fundamentals such as feeling the pulse, examining bowel products, observing the tongue, acupuncture, moxibustion, and concepts such as the flow of qi (energy), yin-yang, zang-fu, and the five phases. Feeling”
― Steve Parker, Kill or Cure: An Illustrated History of Medicine

“With regard to urinary problems, the rain forests of West and Central Africa are busy with modern bioprospectors looking for native medicines to convert into the latest “wonder drugs.” The bark extract from the stinkwood Prunus africana is processed in commercial quantities as the remedy pygeum. It is marketed worldwide for urinary problems in men with an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia). Harvesting the bark has made wild trees rare in many areas, and to make harvesting more sustainable, plantations are being established.”
― Steve Parker, Kill or Cure: An Illustrated History of Medicine

“Mr Xi worries about what h e calls “historical nihilism”: a tendency that was once evident among China’s liberals (though few dare raise their heads these days) to dwell on negative aspects of the party’s history, especially during Mao’s brutal rule. Study of the four histories is intended to ensure that no such nihilism mars the party’s birthday. Instead, the idea is that only one lesson can be drawn from the party’s past century, and that is an uplifting one. There is an app to help, called “Study the Great Nation”.”
― Mery elei, the world in 2021 the economist

“Two very tall towers open in the Middle East. The Dubai Creek Tower will be at least 820 metres high. Soon after, the Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia is due to take over as the world’s tallest building, and the first to exceed 1km in height”
― Mery elei, the world in 2021 the economist