Hui Ethnic Minority

-- Unique Hui Therapies

1. Bloodletting:

Glabella bloodletting: for treatment of cold, headache, body ache, forehead-ache and cold-fear.

Bloodletting in the temples: for treatment of cold, alternating spells of fever and chills, headache caused by high blood pressure

Bloodletting in popliteal space: for treatment of cold, bodyache, lumbago and bellyache.

Bloodletting in middle finger: for treatment of cold and women hysteria.

Bloodletting in earlap: for engorgement in fauces, tonsillitis, fever sore, acariasis and neurodermatitis.

Pricking therapy: for treatment of chronic dyspepsia.

Insufflation of power herb: insufflate honey locust powder into nasal cavity for treatment of exanimation caused by apoplexy.

-- The Hui Iatrology

The Hui iatrology is a combination of the Chinese traditional medicine and Arab-Islam medicine

As early as the 7th century, Arab-Islamic iatrology used to hold a leading position in the world iatrology and had great influence on the western modern medicine. Till the middle ages, Avicenna, a great Arabic philosopher, scientist and physicist, wrote a magnum opus Medicine Codex from 980 to 1037, which integrated ancient Greek iatrology, Indian iatrology, Chinese iatrology, Arabian iatrology and philosophy. He thus became the founder of modern and Arabian iatrology. At that time there were many Arabian iatrological works, but many of them including Medicine Codex were lost and only about 400 remain extant.

The medical development of Chinese Hui ethnic minority was accompanied with the medicine exchange between China and Arabic countries. The medicine and its culture also entered a time of great prosperity during the Tang (618-907), Jin (1115-1234) and Yuan dynasties (1127-1279). During that period, many great medicinal works with Chinese Hui characteristic emerged.

-- Hospitals for the Hui People

Beijing Hui People Hospital, located at No.11 You'anmennei Dajie, Xuanwu District, Beijing (outside of Niujie Nankou) and set up on July 20 1947, it is the earliest and largest comprehensive hospital of the Hui people in China.

Xi'an Hui People Hospital, located at No. 28 Yangshijie, Xi'an, was set up in 1984. It is the center of disease-prevention, medical treatment and healthcare.

Hohhot Hui People Hospital, located at No. 28 Ruishuiquxiang, Zhongshanxilu, Hohhot, is a comprehensive hospital with relatively complete facilities.

Harbin Muslem Hospital, located at No. 38, Dongdazhijie, Nangang District, Harbin, has established contact with many Muslem organizations and countries such as the UK, Malaysia and United Arab Emirates.

Shenyang Shenhe District Hui People Hospital is located at Xiaoxi Area, Shenhe District, Shenyang.

Xining Hui People Hospital, located in Nanxiaodeng Chengdong District, Xining, is a comprehensive medical organization of the Hui nationality.