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WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (TCM) AND WESTERN MEDICINE (WM)?

April 26, 2017Chinese medicine differences Medicine TCM traditional Western WM

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WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (TCM) AND WESTERN MEDICINE (WM)?

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TCM uses the inductive and synthetic method; WM uses the reductive and analytical method. TCM is individualized; WM is standardized. TCM is experience based; WM is evidence based. TCM is a summary of clinical observations; WM is the result of laboratory experimentations. TCM is a healing art; WM is strictly a science. TCM emphasizes the role of the body in healing; WM mainly relies on medication and procedures. TCM uses herbs and natural agents; WM uses pure chemical compounds. TCM looks at the behavior of the system as a whole; WM looks at the structure and function of the parts. TCM works to maintain health; WM manages disease. In the modern era of science and technique, it is not surprising that WM has become the main system of medicine while TCM became so called alternative or complementary medicine.