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...would go on to visit Peru, London, Rome, Paris, Barcelona, Egypt, Greece, and three cities in China in a span of two months...
...Peru, they learned that splashing urine in ears promotes wellness. In China, they went on a tour of a hospital devoted entirely to traditional medicine, where Chinese doctors prescribe herbs in lieu of pills...
...validate the trip—and in a move inspired by the Societies of the World 25: “Health, Culture and Community: Case Studies in Global Health” class—Henderson and Wang conducted a comparative health study of Peru and China, evaluating perceptions of Western and traditional medicine among the local residents...
...pair conducted 30 interviews in each country—speaking with youths, church members, hospital workers in urban China, peasants, people in hospitals in rural Peru—and found that in both bustling cities and pastoral villages, people were much more likely to use herbal remedies for relatively minor issues, like fevers and colds, but embraced Western medicine for more significant problems, like diabetes and arthritis...
Especially in China, Wang said, traditional medicine is believed to pose potential long-term cures, whereas Western medicine is used to cure sudden symptoms and complex medical issues in need of immediate attention, like surgery...