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06-14-2006, 11:22 AM | #1 | |||
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6/14/2006: Traditional Chinese medicine
Another xoB WaPo image has this woman in Jinan, China receiving what the caption calls "traditional Chinese medical treatment. That's a walnut on her eye and "dry moxa leaves" in her ear. Why? Seems to be part of acupuncture: Quote:
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06-14-2006, 11:33 AM | #2 |
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Chinese medicine will never stop amusing and interesting me.
One traditional chinese procedure is to use extremely powerful suction cups / vacuums on your skin, leaving GIANT round bruises.
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06-14-2006, 12:25 PM | #3 | |
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06-15-2006, 11:07 AM | #4 | |
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Although no one has actually been found liable for anything, some acupuncturists have had to cancel appointments and give depositions or go to court. *But not enough- when my son went on a tour of the Tenement Museum on the Lower East Side, they didn't believe him when he correctly identified the cups. |
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06-14-2006, 12:47 PM | #5 | |
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06-14-2006, 01:45 PM | #6 | |
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Cupping...it works...
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and yes bruises/marks that look much like the Salt-sucker monster from that one Star Trek |
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06-14-2006, 02:56 PM | #7 | |
I think this line's mostly filler.
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It might even work without the suction cups!
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06-15-2006, 08:40 AM | #8 | |
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06-15-2006, 08:53 AM | #9 | |
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06-14-2006, 03:53 PM | #10 | |
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06-14-2006, 04:28 PM | #11 | |
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06-14-2006, 11:56 AM | #13 |
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Quick! TEll Annoydsas and KImberly!! Quick-quick! They will SOOOOO totally want to get in on this!
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06-14-2006, 01:16 PM | #14 |
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Mrs. Elspode is neither Chinese, nor traditional. I would be very, very concerned.
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06-14-2006, 01:59 PM | #15 |
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I've seen a bunch of people around MY school with those bruises.
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