Han Yun Xi es hija de un médico imperial que perdió a su madre cuando era joven, pero mantiene una disposición alegre y optimista. Yun Xi tiene un talento natural en la ciencia médica y es competente en la medicina tradicional, pero sufre los celos y la evitación de los demás. Por un golpe del destino, se casa con el duque de Qin, Long Fei Ye, y se ve envuelta en la política cambiante de la corte imperial. Yun Xi confía en sus habilidades médicas de alto nivel, sabiduría, cerebro con visión de futuro y corazón compasivo para expulsar los venenos de un gran funcionario, deshacerse de los agentes secretos del duque de Qin, eliminar la plaga para los ciudadanos comunes y curar la extraña enfermedad del príncipe heredero.
Ching Ka-ying and Koo Ching-king are lovers and Chinese medicine graduates. Ching-king chooses to continue with his medical studies, causing the couple to end their relationship. Ten years later, the duo run into each other again. Ka-ying has become a public Chinese medicine center service supervisor. Although Ching-king is a Doctor of Chinese Medicine, he works under Ka-ying as her subordinate as he could only apply for the position of CM trainee practitioner. Even though the duo often quarrel due to their different beliefs, they are benevolent medical practitioners hoping to use their medical knowledge and experience to help patients. Despite the fact that there are many restrictions placed on CM practitioners in the health care system, they jointly oversee a contingent of novice CM practitioners, including Lo Yuen-chi, Yuen Si-si, Tong Siu-kwong and Pang Ching-mong. Together they create what they regard as the ideal Chinese medicine center and boldly go down the road to benevolence.
The Dou family of Foshan is an affluent family that owns and runs Sheung Chun Tong, the largest traditional Chinese apothecary in town. When an epidemic occurs in Foshan and the shop's medicine is found to be the cause, the shop owner is accused of murder and is imprisoned. In order to help release her father, the family's only daughter, Dou Gaai-kei, sets out to investigate.
Ancient medical science told us our minds and bodies are one; so did philosophers of old. Now, modern science and new research are helping us to understand these connections.
In Healing and the Mind, Bill Moyers talks with physicians, scientists, therapists and patients—people who are taking a new look at the meaning of sickness and health. In a five-part series of provocative interviews, he discusses their search for answers to perplexing questions: How do emotions translate into chemicals in our bodies? How do thoughts and feelings influence health? How can we collaborate with our bodies to encourage healing?