Sanfu Paste: Traditional Chinese medicine treatment in summer
A doctor sticks the Sanfu Paste on a patient in the No. 1 Hospital Affiliated to Henan Traditional Chinese Medicine College in Zhengzhou, capital of Central China's Henan province, July 13, 2015. The Sanfu Paste, also known as dog-days paste, is a traditional Chinese medicine treatment. During the treatment, patients will be stuck with the Chinese medicine contained in the paste on acupoints during the dog days, the hottest and most sultry days of summer. This treatment is regarded to be able to cure such chronic diseases like asthma. Monday is the first day of dog days and hospitals are crammed with citizens for the Sanfu Paste. [Photo/Xinhua]
A boy receives cupping therapy before sticking the Sanfu Paste in Kangyide Hospital in Beijing, capital of China, July 13, 2015. The Sanfu Paste, also known as dog-days paste, is a traditional Chinese medicine treatment. During the treatment, patients will be stuck with the Chinese medicine contained in the paste on acupoints during the dog days, the hottest and most sultry days of summer. This treatment is regarded to be able to cure such chronic diseases like asthma. Monday is the first day of dog days and hospitals are crammed with citizens for the Sanfu Paste. [Photo/Xinhua]
A child has the Sanfu Paste stuck in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Ningxia Medicine College in Yinchuan, capital of Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, July 13, 2015. The Sanfu Paste, also known as dog-days paste, is a traditional Chinese medicine treatment. During the treatment, patients will be stuck with the Chinese medicine contained in the paste on acupoints during the dog days, the hottest and most sultry days of summer. This treatment is regarded to be able to cure such chronic diseases like asthma. Monday is the first day of dog days and hospitals are crammed with citizens for the Sanfu Paste. [Photo/Xinhua]
A doctor makes the Sanfu Paste in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Ningxia Medicine College in Yinchuan, capital of Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, July 13, 2015. The Sanfu Paste, also known as dog-days paste, is a traditional Chinese medicine treatment. During the treatment, patients will be stuck with the Chinese medicine contained in the paste on acupoints during the dog days, the hottest and most sultry days of summer. This treatment is regarded to be able to cure such chronic diseases like asthma. Monday is the first day of dog days and hospitals are crammed with citizens for the Sanfu Paste. [Photo/Xinhua]
Residents queue to have the Sanfu Paste stuck in the Hospital Affiliated to Henan Traditional Chinese Medicine College in Zhengzhou, capital of Central China's Henan province, July 13, 2015. The Sanfu Paste, also known as dog-days paste, is a traditional Chinese medicine treatment. During the treatment, patients will be stuck with the Chinese medicine contained in the paste on acupoints during the dog days, the hottest and most sultry days of summer. This treatment is regarded to be able to cure such chronic diseases like asthma. Monday is the first day of dog days and hospitals are crammed with citizens for the Sanfu Paste. [Photo/Xinhua]