Black and Blue: What’s Behind Easy Bruising

Chinese and western medicine views on the root causes of bruising

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I’m an easy bruiser. If I run into the coffee table, I know that I’m going to have a whopper of a bruise on my shin in a couple of hours. Friend’s dogs that jump on me, an armload of boxes or books, or any kind of collision can result in a new black and blue spot. At any given time I have some purple beauties with no idea where they came from.