Home Asia health and medicine quiz Asia health and medicine quiz Question 1 / 10 What traditional Chinese* therapy leaves these marks (photo below)? *This therapy is also practised elsewhere Spotting Scolding Cupping Bowling According to the World Population Review, which of the following Asian countries has the highest smoking rate in Asia and the fourth highest smoking rate in the world (only beaten out of top spot by three Pacific nations)? Myanmar Thailand China Bangladesh Where did the holistic healing system Ayurveda originate? Japan Indonesia Sri Lanka India Whose 1972 visit to China is credited with popularising acupuncture in the West? Elvis Presley Richard Nixon Princess Anne Olivia Newton-John What is the study of traditional Chinese medicine known as in Japan? Kampo Ginko Inu Uchi What potentially life-threatening practice do some game people in Indonesia do for medicinal purposes? Lie on railway tracks Swim with sharks Dance with bulls Jump between high buildings In 2019, approximately how many medical tourists visited Thailand? 300,000 4 million 30,000 900,000 Where would you find the oldest-living people in the world (highest life expectancy)? Japan Hong Kong Macau Singapore In traditional Chinese culture (and still to this day) when do people undertake 坐月子 "Zuò yuè zi", which translates to 'Sitting Month'? After a relative dies After suffering a fever After giving birth After completing their final exams What best describes the practice of moxibustion? A traditional Chinese medicinal practice that involves burning dried mugwort on particular points on the body. A Mongolian health practice that involves spending time in a super heated yurt and then plunging oneself into the snow. A traditional Indonesian health practice that involves allowing small fish to cleanse one's teeth and body. A Thai health practice that involves setting fire to banana leaves in a house where someone has a fever Back Submit
