Self-medication with Chinese Medicine Online

The internet provides the means for people to play an expanded role in managing their own health. I describe an online group of 325 students seeking to address various health issues through a collaborative "online clinic." I have coined the term DIO (Do-It-Ourselves) to emphasize the under...

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Published inMedical anthropology Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 267 - 279
Main Author Yao, Dacheng
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Routledge 03.04.2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
China
Chinese medicine
Classrooms
Collaboration
Drugs
Lay people
online health community
Self care
Self-medication
TCM
Traditional Chinese medicine
Chinese medicine
online health community
China
self-care
TCM
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Summary:The internet provides the means for people to play an expanded role in managing their own health. I describe an online group of 325 students seeking to address various health issues through a collaborative "online clinic." I have coined the term DIO (Do-It-Ourselves) to emphasize the underlying collaboration in this self-care trend. As a living tradition, Chinese medicine is transforming as lay people participate in this process, and their collaborative study in a digital classroom suggests a new style of knowing.
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ISSN:0145-9740
1545-5882
DOI:10.1080/01459740.2020.1814771