FYI, Chinese medicine at the movies

[Guest guest]

In the latest Zheng Yimou extravaganza, The Curse of the Golden

Flower, Chinese herbal medicine plays a prominent role. It is not

necessarily favorably shown, so I'm not sure I'd recommend it to a

patient. However, we should be aware that this depiction of our

profession--even at a historical distance--is out there in the popular

culture.

 

Maybe, though, it's something to recommend to a student of Chinese

medicine, as it does also give insights to imperial culture and history.

 

On another topic, thanks to you all for another year of thoughtful

discussion!

 

Happy New Year,

 

Sarah

 

Sarah E. Rivkin, MS, LAc, Dipl. OM

www.slopeacupuncture.com

[Guest guest]

An amazing pharmacy in " Golden Flower " , lots of herb cutters,

grinders, an imperial physician. Also a great, if tragic, film.

 

But I understand why Sun Si-miao wanted nothing to do with the

imperial government of his era, the Tang dynasty!

 

I'd love to try one of those herbal steams or baths that were shown

in the movie. . .

 

 

On Dec 31, 2006, at 5:58 PM, Sarah Rivkin wrote:

 

> In the latest Zheng Yimou extravaganza, The Curse of the Golden

> Flower, Chinese herbal medicine plays a prominent role. It is not

> necessarily favorably shown, so I'm not sure I'd recommend it to a

> patient. However, we should be aware that this depiction of our

> profession--even at a historical distance--is out there in the popular

> culture.

>

> Maybe, though, it's something to recommend to a student of Chinese

> medicine, as it does also give insights to imperial culture and

> history.

>

> On another topic, thanks to you all for another year of thoughtful

> discussion!

>

> Happy New Year,

>

> Sarah

>

> Sarah E. Rivkin, MS, LAc, Dipl. OM

> www.slopeacupuncture.com

>

>

>

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

A couple of years ago I spent a few months on the set of Memoirs of a

Geisha (my daughter was young Pumpkin). The Kyoto they built in the

hills outside of LA had a beautiful herb shop. Though it was just a

set, they had all the herbs accurately placed in the appropriately

labeled bins. It was altogether a real and workable pharmacy. It

was too bad it didn't show up in the movie.

 

Sharon

 

 

Sharon Weizenbaum

White Pine Healing Arts

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