Dec 08 2007
Cinnamon is the Chinese aspirin
When I studied Chinese in Taiwan, I always recorded my classes into a little MP3 player. I found that usually I needed to listen to the recording about three times before I really heard and understood everything the teacher said.
All of Huang’s lectures in October were recorded for the same reason. There is always something that slips by in the moment of an intrusive car horn honk, or slamming hotel door, or moment of mental stutter as Chinese and English words play ping-pong with meaning across a frayed synapse.
So, the other day I caught this on the way to work
Huang: Cinnamon is the Chinese 阿斯匹林. It acts like aspirin to invigorate the blood, improve circulation and keep the heart healthy.
Simple. Effective.
And one of the few Chinese herbs that actually is tasty.
2 responses so far
Michael,
How is the weather in Nanjing? Does Dr. Huang see gui zhi type people more than ban xia type people?
Keep writing to enrich our knowledge, well done!
Eran
I think he would say that he mostly sees Chai Hu, Ban Xia, and Gui Zhi types. At least if you look at the formulas he prescribes, it looks this way.