Ancient Herbs Cure Modern Ills
By VERA MOORMAN
CANTA ANA, Calif.: A science whose origin traces back thousands of years to primitive Chinese concepts of medicine, today still is enticing county residents to the office of Harry Chan, Herbalist at 1701 N. Bush St" Santa Ana. There, amidst a collection of more than 500 species of Chinese herbs, Dr. Chan finds answers to medical problems by prescribing a strong potion brewed from various combinations of dried leaves, roots and twigs.
A far cry from any old weed that might grow in Santa Ana, these herbs are imported from Formosa, Korea, China and other Far East points.
Ancient formulas handed down generation to generation, Dr. Chan claims can cure ailments that often have buffaloed" modern medical science.
As the quiet-mannered Dr. Chan leaned over a small desk he opened a ledger and humbly ran his finger over a lengthy list of names and ad-
dresses of people from all over Orange County. Some have returned periodically for as long as 15 years, he said.
There, on his day off he disclosed softly his fantastic tale.
A 16-year-old Santa Ana boy with a history of asthmatic symptoms since infancy now is breathing normally. Years of medical research seemingly failed to improve his condition. Two years ago he started drinking the oriental herb potion and gradually found relief until today any discomfort is a mere memory, Dr. Chan reports.
From another file came the story of a Santa Ana woman who faced a hysterectomy and in desperation to avoid the surgery investigated the "mysterious" herbs. Within five days her clinical symptoms had subsided, the pain gone and the surgery cancelled.
Other cases involved an area woman whose early symptoms were surgic-
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CHINATOWN NEWS, JULY 3, 1963