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...ling it to private traders who transported it to China and passed it on to Chinese smugglers. By 1787, the Company was sending 4,000 chests of opium (each 77 ...r warehouses in the free-trade region of Canton (Guangzhou) and sold it to Chinese smugglers.

...the largest and most comprehensive survey of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use by American adults to date--an estimated 8.2 million U.S. adults ...of the system of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). In the TCM system of medicine, the body is seen as a delicate balance of two opposing and inseparable for

'''Gua sha''' (Chinese: 刮痧) or '''kerokan''', is part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in which a tool is used to scrape people's skin in order to produce l

...le circumcision]] as a form of mutilation. The Danish Society for General Medicine has declared non-medical male circumcision an ethically unacceptable mutila

...ts first BDSM gear, the "Foxy Harness," which quickly became popular among Chinese consumers. Foxyxy stands as a leading name in the Chinese market for high-quality, uniquely designed kink-inspired lingerie and gear.

'''Fire cupping''' or simply '''cupping''' is a form of traditional medicine found in many cultures worldwide. It involves placing cups containing reduc ...disease and structural problems. This method in multiple forms spread into medicine in Asian and European civilizations.

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...ion of, 'shunkyu-higi-ga' (春宮秘戯画), the Onyomi (Japanese pronunciation) for Chinese sets of twelve scrolls depicting the twelve sexual acts that the crown prin

...character, usually in a religious context, as seen in traditional African medicine. On the other hand, Fortune-telling is a more everyday practice for persona * {{wref|Chinese fortune telling}}

...a new path. I enrolled at the Canadian College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (CCAOM), Canada’s longest-standing TCM school at the time, earned my Dipl

Some teachers and practitioners of Traditional Chinese medicine, Taoist meditative and martial arts say that masturbation can cause a lower

...: अवलोकितेश्वर) and has been adopted by other Eastern religions, including Chinese folk religion. She was first given the appellation "Goddess of Mercy" or "M ..., the Chujō-hime tale was also used to popularize the gynecological patent medicine known as Chūjōtō, which was produced by the pharmaceutical drug company,

'''Lingchi''' ([lǐŋʈʂʰɻ̩̌]; Chinese: 凌遲), translated variously as '''the slow process''', '''the lingering ...e body in multiple slices in a process that was not specified in detail in Chinese law and, therefore, most likely varied. The punishment worked on three leve

...st three months. Based on his work in Calcutta he graduated as a Doctor of Medicine at the University. Witt married Elizabeth Hedley in Bedford in 1832. He pra ...lection covered the major civilizations of Greece, Rome, Egyptian, Indian, Chinese, Tibetan, Japanese and native American. Besides votive objects, bronzes and

...Deep Tissue is a blend of Eastern barefoot techniques with Western manual medicine. Clients are typically loosely clothed and lain on floor mat in supine, pro ===Chinese Tui Na massage ===

Horny goat weed (Epimedii herba) is used in Chinese folk medicine. It is believed to be effective in treating various medical conditions and ...dual sensitivity can influence outcomes. It is important to note that folk medicine and self-prescribed methods could potentially pose risks, as their adverse

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...dered offensive. Some of these were due to naming taboo, such as writing a Chinese character that is part of the emperor's personal name. In the most serious ...ty, where the Holy Office had its own “palace”, which is now the Museum of Medicine of UNAM on Republica de Brasil street. The official period of the Inquisiti

...because God has said, 'Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.'" Chinese philosopher Zhuang Zhou once wrote in the 3rd century BCE (hypothetically) ...their respective herbalism known as Ayurveda and TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) – were consonant with and fully integrated into those mystical [[teachin

...e attached importance to astronomical events, and some—such as the Hindus, Chinese, and the Maya—developed elaborate systems for predicting terrestrial even ...circles, often in close relation with astronomy, alchemy, meteorology, and medicine. It was present in political circles and is mentioned in various works of l