What are the differences between TCM and Western medicine in terms of treating diseases?

There are some general differences in the treatment of Chinese medicine and Western medicine:

One, Chinese medicine is to treat the sick person, and Western medicine is to treat the disease of life. Each person's physique is different, the severity of the disease is different, the time and place is also different, so even if the same cold, the treatment is not the same. Western medicine is about standardized treatment, but now there are people in Western medicine who advocate individualized treatment.

Second, Western medicine is the treatment of symptoms, Chinese medicine is the treatment of evidence. Symptoms and evidence are different. Symptoms are the symptoms of a disease, and evidence is the reason hidden behind the symptoms. "The headache, the feet," which can only alleviate the symptoms, can not solve the fundamental problem, it is easy to relapse.

Three, Western medicine is concerned about confrontation therapy, Chinese medicine is concerned about the balance of yin and yang. This balance, there is an external balance, there is also an internal balance. The so-called balance, that is, favorable to the human physiological and psychological and not conducive to the environment of disease-causing factors. The best way to eliminate mosquitoes is to improve environmental hygiene, spraying mosquito killer is only the next best thing.

Four, people live a breath. This gas, Western medical understanding is only oxygen, Chinese medicine said the gas is much more extensive, there are in the gas, Zong Qi, atmosphere, Yuan Qi and so on. Western medicine to rescue dying patients, often on the ventilator, but many did not save. According to the understanding of Chinese medicine, these patients are too much consumption of vital energy, should be replenished vital energy.

The difference in treatment between Chinese and Western medicine stems from different theoretical guidance.