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Herbal medicine taken on spaceflight

CHINA'S Shenzhou VII astronauts will take traditional Chinese medicine during their spaceflight to treat motion sickness, a doctor with the astronauts training center said yesterday. The medicine is called the... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Thu, Sep 25 2008

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