Purple Cloud Podcast

Author: Daniel Spigelman

Welcome to the Purple Cloud Podcast! Our mission is to disseminate the wisdom and teachings of traditional Chinese and Asian culture throughout the Western world. Our scope is broad encompassing medicine and healing, martial arts, philosophy, religion and spiritual practice throughout China and Asia, art, music and more. Through in-depth discussions with luminaries in their respective fields Purple Cloud Podcast is dedicated to shed light upon the many nuances of these traditional cultures.
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Gu Dehua's Flower Charm Studio with Lorraine Wilcox
Tuesday, 21 April, 2026

In this episode of the Purple Cloud Podcast, we're joined by Dr. Lorraine Wilcox to explore her new translation Medical Cases from the Flower Charm Studio. The work documents the clinical cases of Gu Dehua, a female physician from Ming-Qing China. We talk about Gu Dehua's life, the other female doctors Lorraine has translated, and what it meant to be a woman, as both doctor and patient, in classical China. Lorraine holds a PhD in classical Chinese medicine and has translated and authored numerous works on acupuncture, moxibustion, and classical medicine. A fascinating conversation at the crossroads of history, gender, and medicine. Medical Cases from the Flower Charm Studio is available now from Purple Cloud Press.