The Mung Bean Master: The Rise and Fall of Zhang Wuben

from Matter of Fact: A play on "matter" (physics) and "facts" (news). · host Larry White

Zhang Wuben, a former textile factory worker with no formal medical training, rose to national fame in China by posing as a traditional medicine expert who claimed that consuming common foods like mung beans and raw eggplants could cure serious illnesses, including cancer. His meteoric ascent was orchestrated by profit-driven publishers and television networks.

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