1 . Performing First-Aid During a Nose Bleed

Nose bleeds are common and can occur naturally. Nose bleeds occur when the inner lining of one’s nose is hurt or dry.     1    . Almost all nose bleeds originate from blood vessels (血管) in the front part of the nasal septum, which is the inside middle tissue separating both nostrils (鼻孔). With that knowledge, you can manage your own nose bleeds.

Position your body. To begin, sit down, since it is more comfortable than standing.     2    . Raise head slightly forward so that the blood flows slower and smaller gradually through the nostrils. A towel can be held under your nose to collect the blood.

Pinch (捏) the nose. With a finger and thumb, pinch the lower fleshy end of the nose, completely blocking the nostrils. Pinching at this point directly applies pressure at the region where the blood vessels are damaged.     3    . Keep pinching the nose for 10 minutes, then release. While you do this, breathe through the mouth.

    4    . Lowering your body temperature can help reduce the blood flow to your nose. To do this, place ice cubes in your mouth. This helps achieve a lower temperature sooner than cooling the external part of the nose. It also will help you keep the lower temperature for longer.

Wash your nose and rest. After bleeding has stopped, you can clean the area around your nose with warm water. After you have cleaned your face, you should rest for a while.     5    . You can lie down while resting.

6 . Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) isn’t supported by most Westerners. However, this is starting to change.

TCM will be included in the new version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), which will be published by the World Health Organization in 2019, Nature magazine reported.

This is the first time for TCM to be included in the ICD, which serves as “the international standard for diseases and health conditions,” according to China Daily.

Ryan Abbott at the Center for East-West Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, US, said this could benefit TCM.

The inclusion of TCM in the ICD “is a mainstream acceptance that will have significant influence around the world”, Abbott told Nature.

TCM has seen some growth in other countries, with a number of famous people being known to use it. For example, during the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, US swimmer Michael Phelps was seen with circular bruises (青肿) on his body. Such bruises are caused by cupping (拔火罐), a traditional Chinese medicinal practice that has been around for more than 2,000 years.

In 2015, Chinese scientist TuYouyou was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of artemisinin (青蒿素), a drug that can cure malaria (疟疾). She said she was inspired by traditional Chinese medicine.

TCM still faces many challenges, such as a lack of clinical evidence as to precisely how it works, according to China Daily. “Not matched to several Western testing standards, TCM’s effectiveness has been difficult to study or provide evidence for,” according to CNN.

Some say that TCM should be combined with modern scientific methods to make it more acceptable to people outside of China.

“Tried and tested over thousands of years, the effectiveness of TCM is clear,” Lu Chuanjian, vice-president of the Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, told China Daily.

“Now we need to use modern technology and ways of thinking to explain to the world how TCM works on specific diseases and to prove that it can cure diseases,” Lu added.