Chinese Herbal Knowledge -- Its Origins (17)
THE ORIGINS of Chinese Herbal Knowledge → Where does the ancient herbal knowledge come from in China? It does not come from laboratory testing because none existed then. It does not come from transcendental meditation as suggested by storytellers. It does not come from the scholars whose expertise was literature, not herbs. → How ancient and who were the discoverers? The Chinese herbal knowledge comprises bits and pieces of information accumulated over 4000 years. This knowledge relates to the discoveries of medicinal herbs by ordinary people, mostly illiterate peasants, who were experimenting with the plants in surrounding areas for healing effects. → Who did the documentation? Since the majority of the peasantry was illiterate, the elite scholars took on the task of documenting this herbal knowledge. Some of them were commissioned by the Emperors to do the job. Besides interviewing, investigating, and confirming the peasants' discoveries, the scholars also tried to explain the empirical evidence using their philosophies about nature, life, health, and disease. Consequently, they have added a body of classical theories on top of a simple folk medicine based only on experimentation with plants. Compared with the folk medicines of other cultures, Chinese medicine is most heavily documented. It is also characterized by highly literary and metaphysical contents. Some examples of classical texts are: "Historical Record", Si Ma Qian. "史記"司馬遷"Book of Interior" or "Nei ...
2012_02_13和泉雅子ＣＭ集.wmv
聖バレンタインデーの前日、逆チョコの積りで大好きな女優「和泉雅子」さんのＣＭを集めてＵＰしてみました。 日活青春全盛期が少し過ぎた辺りに公開された「男の紋章」シリーズ（高橋英樹主演）、そこに出演された彼女の美しさは抜群でした。また、同じく好きな女優さんで、共演されていた轟夕起子さん（若い頃はこの頃の和泉さんを髣髴とさせる美女でマキノ監督と結婚された）が、現在の和泉雅子さんにダブって（体型も）います。画面では実際以上に彼女が太って見えてしまっていますが、実際の画像での和泉さんはもっともっとスリムです。 彼女の実家は銀座・三原橋で三代続いた寿司割烹店（現在は自社ビル）だそうですが、彼女が銀座を歩くと、紳士諸君が彼女を振り向いて交通渋滞が起こったほどの「伝説的な美少女」だったとか。
