Swiss doctor brings alternative medicine out of the closet

From: China Daily | Date: September 21, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Dr Eduard Klarer's practice, in the Swiss mountain town of St Moritz, is modern, minimalist and pristine.

On his desk sits a preserved seahorse in a jar of formaldehyde.

Klarer is one of a rare species: a Western practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).

In Zhengzhou city of China's Henan Province, Klarer studied intensively for three years at the Henan College of Chinese Medicine.

Under the special tutelage of Dr Si Fuchun, he completed courses in both herbology and acupuncture, and is now a fully qualified practitioner of TCM.

During his years of training, and in regular return ...

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