Tales of Doctors and TCM (English-Chinese Edition): 10 Herbs, 10 Stories, in Cartoons

What is this book about?

Tales of Doctors and TCM is one volume in the Chinese Medicines in Cartoon Series published by the People's Medical Publishing House, edited by Professor Yang Baican of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine-22. It tells the stories behind 10 commonly used Chinese herbs and the legendary physicians who discovered and used them — figures like Bian Que, Zhang Jingyue, and Zhu Danxi, and the origins of famous idioms such as "Apricot Grove Brings Warmth" and "Hanging a Gourd to Practice Medicine"-21.

Why should you buy it?

First, it's easy to follow. The entire book is in comic format, with 10+ illustrations per story and 2–3 summary panels explaining each herb's properties and uses at the end of every chapter-. No prior TCM knowledge needed — just read the pictures.

Second, it's genuinely bilingual. The Chinese and English texts are professionally translated, not machine-generated. Overseas readers can read the Chinese for the story and check the English for understanding. Chinese learners can use it as graded reading material-22.

Third, the content is reliable. Editor Yang Baican is a professor at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the stories are based on documented historical sources and well-known legends — not invented for entertainment-21. The publisher, People's Medical Publishing House, is one of China's most authoritative medical publishers.