Herb Lore

Chinese herbalism in 1920s Oakland: Fong Wan's own book of herbs, cases and cookery, published from his Tenth Street office at a time when practising it got him prosecuted — and acquitted.

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HEALING When a cancer begins, it commences to swell, to have pain and fever, and to form lumps. At this stage, if the herbs are compounded to cleanse the blood of the vital organs, and external applications are made, the cancer will generally disappear. In a case, however, where cancer has not been completely eradicated before being formed, herbs must be compounded to cause the blood circulation to force the poison to collect at the spot where external treatments can draw it to a head, and help it to ripen, and to break out. The Chinese do not believe, as do the Americans, in the possibility of discovering some one thing, such as serum, surgical X-Ray, or application of electricity to cure all kinds of cancer, regardless of location, whether on the head, the rectum, or the mouth. Serum and radium are not so harmful as electric- -(106) ity and X-Ray. Numerous cancers where X-Ray or electricity has been used have been baked into hard chunks of poisoned flesh. The cancer keeps right on growing underneath this big chunk of flesh, and the condition is a thousand times harder to relieve. Scientists are continually making new inventions and discoveries, but the members of the medical profession in no part of the world have discovered anything to cure cancer. They have become afraid of it and have had a law passed forbidding anyone to advertise a cancer cure. Some of the large dailies even refuse to print the word cancer in their sheets. Thus, is knowledge of how to gain relief in case of cancer kept away from the people.

Although for fifty centuries China has had numerous books which have taught the people how to cope with various ailments, including cancer, still, in the case of the latter, further research was necessary. About three hundred years ago, a kind-hearted Emperor summoned the herbalists from all over the country to a great conference. Among them were several hundred who had passed the Imperial Examinations with the first and second degrees. As a result of the conference and the diligence of these scholarly herbalists, a great work of twenty volumes was compiled to be used as textbooks on the healing of disease by the government and people. This work gives clear instructions regarding all kinds of cases, but it takes an intelligent, experienced herbalist, with an extensive knowledge in the dispensing of herbs to secure results, as the system of each individual sufferer differs in strength and each case has its own complications.. TESTIMONIALS ABSCESS TO EVERYONE WHO IS SICK IN ANY WAY Alameda, Calif.

A few months ago I was emphatically told by three noted physicians that unless I had an operation I could not live. They said that the operation would cost only $1,000, provided no complications set -(107)in. The operation would consist of the removal of an abscess and sac which had been troubling me off and on for 20 years. The doctors gave no guarantee of the success of the operation and they made no positive assertion that my trouble would not return. I decided instead of try the FONG WAN HERBS, for I certainly hadn't the money for the operation and figured that I might as well die as to return "not myself," as any woman can appreciate. I was taken to the FONG WAN HERB CO. and helped into the office, where I was asked just a few questions. After having been given three packages of herbs I was taken home again. Before I go further I want to say that I had been lying in bed in agony for three weeks, during which time I had never gotten off the bed. The abscess formed a lump on my right side which protruded as large and as hard as a lemon. I was also badly constipated. The herbs were cooked at home for me. After having taken he tea made from the three packages and having obeyed directions with regard to eating, etc., I found that the lump was already beginning to diminish in size. I continued to take the herbs, and at the end of the second week I was taken down in the machine and was able to walk into the office alone. The lump was already gone, my bowels were moving normally and I have not taken a cathartic since. I want to add that after my cup of tea had been drained off the herbs, my husband put in another cup of water and cooked the herbs up again. Then he drank a cup of the tea thus made. Although he had been troubled with constipation for years, he was entirely relieved by drinking the tea in this way. He has not taken a pill since. Two of my neighbors are now taking the tea and are already much improved. I shall be glad to give further particulars regarding what this wonderful herb treatment did for me to any one who phones or calls. (Signed) GRACE AND TOM DOLPHIN.

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