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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Entire Family Relies Upon Fong Wan

Richmond, Calif.

We first made the acquaintance of FONG WAN in the early spring -(113)of 1916, when he was located at Eighth and Clay Streets. My husband was very deaf. He had an annoying noise in his ears, and his head was stuffed with Catarrh. Prior to this time he had sought relief continuously, but in vain.

Being a deputy sheriff, he was naturally very anxious to have his hearing restored. He had been to the University of California Clinic, where the physicians had tried to relieve his ear trouble by inserting an instrument into his nose. However, his suffering had been only increased thereby, as the instrument caused terrible bleeding and soreness. The blood clots stopped up the nasal cavity, thus impeding the functioning of the nose as well as of the ears. As a result, my husband could neither smell nor hear. We chanced to go to Oakland, and there consulted FONG WAN, who said that the deafness was due to the kidneys. My husband began drinking the herb tea, and in but six weeks' time his hearing was restored and his Catarrh gone. Years later, he was again treated by Fong Wan for an infection in his hand which caused Boils, and for a pain in his leg due to inflamed nerves.

Some years after that, my children also took treatment for Catarrh, and I took the herbs for Dizziness, High Blood Pressure, Nervousness and Hot Flashes. All the members of our family, one after another, have been relieved by the Fong Wan Herbs in every ailment that has come to us.

We have known FONG WAN for all these years and have seen him from the very beginning of his career in Oakland. He has gone through many kinds of trouble, but he has valiantly breasted them all without any real harm. Today, FONG WAN is the most successful and prosperous herbalist in the Bay Region. We confidently rely upon him as our healer in whatever kind of suffering may come to us.

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