Why is western medicine more popular than Chinese medicine now?

Since the biography of the Three Kingdoms, there are many records about medical divination and astrology in the biographies of historical books, among which there are countless anecdotes about the treatment of traditional Chinese medicine. As a treasure of the Chinese nation, TCM has been passed down for thousands of years, and its masterpiece is like a vast starry sky. Such as Huangdi Neijing and Qianjinfang. Since the beginning of19th century, western medicine was introduced into China, and the trend of western medicine replacing traditional Chinese medicine began to appear. In modern times, western medicine has overwhelmed Chinese medicine, and what's more, some people in China clamored for the abolition of Chinese medicine, which really forgot their ancestors.

Without Chinese medicine to protect the Chinese nation for thousands of years, there would be no continuous reproduction of the nation. Then why does modern Chinese medicine seem to be inferior to western medicine? I think there may be several reasons:

First, learning Chinese medicine requires understanding and patience. The knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine is very complicated and there are many theories, which require great patience to study with great concentration. In addition, learners should have a high understanding. Because the theory of traditional Chinese medicine is relatively empty, it is somewhat difficult to recognize, and it takes more than ten years of study, constantly summing up experience in the process, in order to truly exert the curative effect of traditional Chinese medicine, which is why we always say that we should look for "old Chinese medicine practitioners". At present, there are too few people who can really concentrate on studying for more than ten years or decades, so eager for quick success and instant benefit that there is no successor to Chinese medicine.

Second, the farming society produced traditional Chinese medicine. At that time, people's pathology was very simple, very close to the four seasons of heaven and earth. However, since mankind entered the industrial society, especially after more and more chemical products entered people's lives, the pathology was very complicated, but Chinese medicine did not keep pace with the times, especially there was no good doctor to devote himself to research, which led to the inability of Chinese medicine to treat the current diseases.

Third, Chinese medicine treatment focuses on medication. In ancient times, traditional Chinese medicine was mostly wild and naturally formed. Influenced by the essence of heaven, earth, sun and moon, the effect is pure. Since the industrial society, the scope of human activities has expanded, and the space for wild Chinese medicine has become narrower and narrower. Moreover, for the sake of economic benefits, businessmen are even more mixed, leading to weak prescriptions, so Chinese medicine has obvious limited curative effect.

The above reasons are only one of the fundamental reasons for the decline of traditional Chinese medicine. If we want to revitalize Chinese medicine, we must intensify efforts to train talents and manage the environment. Only good herbs can cure the disease. I wonder what you think of the decline of Chinese medicine?