HERBALIST
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In Hong Kong, both western and traditional Chinese medicine can be found.
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This traditional Chinese Herbalist shop is located in Kowloon city.
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In Hong Kong, herbs are used extensively. They are prescribed by individual herbalists
or bought over the counter of Chinese Herbalist shops. However, they are not utilized in
modern Western style hospitals.
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In year 2006, the government is proposing that the Blue House in Wan Chai would house a museum of tea and Chinese medicine. A hospital, which was the first in Wan Chai to provide Chinese medicine to residents, occupied the site of the Blue House in the 19th century.
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This traditional Chinese Herbalist shop is located in Nga Tsin Wai village.
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This traditional Chinese Herbalist shop is located in Sheung Wan.
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In year 2003, Hong Kong's hospitals has allowed the use of traditional Chinese medicine for the first time since World War II in order to fight against severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
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Each herbal medicine prescription is a cocktail of many herbs tailored to
each individual patient.
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The medicines, mostly derived plants, are extremely popular in Hong Kong,
city of seven million.
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These two herbalists are preparing Chinese dry herbs for a patient.
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The balance is used to weight the Chinese medicinal herbs.
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No modern calculator in this shop. The herbalist is using a traditional
abacus to calculate price.
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This old Chinese herbalist shop is located in Sheung Wan. It is 50
years old. It was closed in year 2007 as the
old building was redeveloped.
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