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The difference between Chinese medicine and Western Medicine

Chinese medicine has many advantages in treating diseases. For example, some department stores, such as Wal-Mart, are now huge in scale and put forward the concept of one-stop shopping. The treatment of traditional Chinese medicine is one-stop medical treatment. As long as you see Chinese medicine, you can solve all your problems. Western medicine implements the treatment mode of "sub-station shopping", and sometimes it takes a lot of courses to cure the disease.

I asked: Master, what's the difference between Chinese medicine and western medicine?

Master: The biggest difference between Chinese medicine and western medicine is also in the way of thinking. Western medicine relies entirely on human medical technology to fight diseases, and puts the self-defense and self-repair ability of human body in a secondary position, even ignoring its existence. Western medicine believes in human wisdom, and in the process of dealing with diseases, it plays the leading role with so-called science and technology, and even plays a one-man show. Traditional Chinese medicine relies more on strengthening the human body's ability to cope with diseases, and pays more attention to "nurturing" in terms of "treatment" and "nurturing". "Governance" is an external force, and "nurturing" is an internal force, that is, the body's own self-repair ability. Chinese medicine can put itself in the right position. When dealing with diseases, doctors are willing to play an auxiliary role to help the body win this war with diseases.

Western medicine almost always adopts the method of "quenching thirst by drinking poison" when encountering chronic diseases. Quenching thirst by drinking poison is an ironic short-sighted behavior that only cares about the present and ignores the future. For example, there are many ways to detoxify the body, such as cough, beriberi, diarrhea, fever, vomiting, acne, spots, tinea, hemorrhoids, sweating and so on. They are all self-treatment behaviors to detoxify the body, while western medicine simply doesn't understand this physiological phenomenon of the human body and takes measures to prevent symptoms to interfere with the body. Take medicine to stop coughing when coughing, and take antipyretics when you have a fever. In this way, although the body has no symptoms and no pain of detoxification, the poison can't come out and stay in the body, causing greater harm to the body. There is a homeopathy in the west now, and the way of thinking is completely opposite. Understand this self-healing behavior of the body and help the body achieve the purpose of detoxification.

Pain is a distress signal sent by the body to the brain, which is transmitted through nerves. The treatment of western medicine is to take related drugs, mostly to anesthetize the nerves, and to prevent the transmission of this distress signal is regarded as treatment. In fact, this is a way to deceive the brain, and the consequences are quite serious. As mentioned earlier, the human body will not turn to the brain for help when it is young. Only when the body is seriously injured, that is, when the self-treatment system of the human body is in a weak function, will the brain be turned to if the problem cannot be solved. Sleeping pills are typical drugs that interrupt the transmission of signals from the body to the brain. Taking it for a long time is very harmful to your health.

I said: many people are beginning to realize the harm of western medicine. Master, what do you think of western medicine surgery?

Master: In recent years, surgical treatment is very popular, and it is getting worse and worse, which is another disaster brought by western medicine to mankind. The body is the most perfect life left by our parents and the most precious gift given by nature. But we can give it to the doctor for dismemberment and replacement at will. At the earliest, we didn't know about immune organs. When the body's immune system struggles with diseases, we don't know the symptoms of inflammation and fever. Instead, the tonsils, appendix, thymus and even spleen are all cut off from the body. This may be the biggest injustice of the human body, and the ghosts of these loyal subjects have been crying to us. Nowadays, many women have female diseases, so they often have their breasts, uterus and ovaries removed. After cutting them off, you are not a woman. Since you are neither a woman nor a man, you are a monster. If you are not a woman, in fact, no man will love you, and you have no meaning as a woman. Any organ plays an irreplaceable role in the body. In recent years, the scalpels raised by hospitals are all aimed at human beings, and the number of these knives greatly exceeds the muzzle raised in any war. Many people are superstitious about organ transplantation, but the survival time of organ transplantation is only seven years, and the average person is only one or two years. Because the human body has an immune system, the immune system is born to reject foreign things and attack foreign things. Therefore, people who have had organ transplants have to take a lot of medicine every day. What are these medicines for? Is to suppress immune function, let the immune system sleep well, don't make trouble. When the immune system is inactive, your whole body will be completely exposed to all the tens of millions of bacteria that exist in nature. How hard can your life take? I have a principle in treating diseases, that is, a patient who has undergone surgery, organ removal or organ transplantation will never take over because I can't help him.

I said: can't you do all the operations?

Master: That's not true. Surgery is the last choice when there is no way out, but now surgery is too rampant, so surgery is always used instead of rehabilitation.

The second difference between Chinese medicine and western medicine is whether there is a holistic view. Traditional Chinese medicine regards the human body as an inseparable whole, and every organ and tissue are linked together, with one glory and one loss. For example, Five Elements and Five Zangs holds that the five zang-organs are the most important organs of the human body, and the occurrence of any disease is directly or indirectly related to the decline of the five zang-organs function. The five elements theory defines the relationship between the five internal organs through association. Any internal organs are related to other organs through mutual development. The holistic view of traditional Chinese medicine also reflects the relationship between man and nature, man and society, man and natural man and society as a whole. When a human body is sick, it can seek treatment from both nature and society. For example, the four seasons health care of traditional Chinese medicine, seasonal changes in spring, summer, autumn and winter require people to make corresponding adjustments in food, clothing, housing and transportation, otherwise it will affect health. Traditional Chinese medicine especially emphasizes people's emotions, which are mainly reflected in interpersonal relationships. Harmony between man and society is the guarantee of health.

Western medicine has no overall concept. Chinese medicine cures diseases, while western medicine cures diseases. There is a story that deeply inspires people:

Once upon a time, there was a hunchback that many doctors could not cure. One day, he went to a clinic for treatment. The doctor in this clinic said, "No problem, it can definitely be cured." The patient was very happy and let him treat him. The man found some helpers, put the hunchback man in the middle with two door panels and put it on the ground with his feet. At first, the hunchback shouted in pain, but then he was silent. When his family saw that the hunchback man was dead, they immediately grabbed the doctor and said, "You have to pay for it." The doctor said, "I only treat hunchbacks, whether people are dead or alive."

In the eyes of western medicine, there is only disease, and people are not considered as a whole, let alone in the natural and social environment. For example, in the treatment of cancer, western medicine only thinks of killing cancer cells with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. They didn't consider the harm of chemotherapy and radiotherapy to the body, especially to the immune system. If the human body is not protected by the immune system, there is almost no way to cure the disease or even survive for a minute. Aids is because the human immune system is first destroyed and paralyzed. Maybe western doctors know this kind of injury, but they can't avoid it. Moreover, we found that many cancer patients actually eat instant noodles or chew biscuits on the operating table, which does not exist in the process of treating diseases by Chinese medicine, because Chinese medicine regulates patients' diet and other aspects of life during the whole treatment process.

I said, if you think about it, it's true. Are there any other differences?

Master: The third difference is the difference of medical model. Western medicine is divided into disciplines according to physiological systems and organs, and it is becoming more and more detailed. The medical industry is becoming more and more specialized, and now there are tens of thousands of diseases, and they are still subdivided. The treatment and nursing of western medicine are also clearly defined, and nurses strictly follow the doctor's advice. Medical treatment and maintenance are also separated, emphasizing rehabilitation exercise. And psychotherapy, which is different. Western medicine has a special psychologist for consultation and treatment. The general performance of traditional Chinese medicine is that the classification of diseases is mainly based on visceral function and major causes, which is relatively rough. And regardless of medical care, pay attention to comprehensive treatment. Psychotherapy runs through the whole treatment process. In this way, Chinese medicine has many advantages in treating diseases. For example, some large department stores, such as Wal-Mart, put forward the concept of one-stop shopping. The treatment of traditional Chinese medicine is one-stop medical treatment. As long as you see Chinese medicine, you can solve all your problems.

Western medicine implements the treatment mode of "sub-station shopping", and sometimes it takes a lot of courses to cure the disease. Sometimes patients don't know what topic they want to see. Even western medicine often happens funny things. For example, an oncologist may not be able to deal with the common cold. In fact, any chronic disease is the result of the overall decline of body function, but because of the individual differences of patients' bodies, the virus first breaks through in some weak organs. Because the blood circulation system of human body is the channel of nutrients, wastes and functional sex hormones, all nutrients, toxins and hormones can spread all over the body in a few minutes. For many patients with serious diseases, almost all functions are impaired. Such as spleen and stomach, liver and kidney. Therefore, chronic diseases can have a general treatment and conditioning model. For example, 100% of all chronic diseases have spleen and stomach problems, which can be treated from the spleen and stomach. In fact, it is also the case. As long as we control the entrance of the body and clear the exit of the body, everything can be cured.

I said: one-stop medical care, very image. Are there any other differences?

Master: The fourth difference between Chinese medicine and western medicine is the difference in diagnostic methods. TCM diagnoses "looking, smelling, asking and feeling". Although there is no standard data, these methods are all based on physical feelings and feelings, so as long as they are used comprehensively, the judgment will be true. The diagnostic method of traditional Chinese medicine is to make a scientific judgment according to "there must be something inside", just like when you see the shadow of a chair, there must be something behind it. Moreover, the diagnosis of traditional Chinese medicine can find the initial stage of the disease, that is, the subtle changes in the quantitative change stage. The diagnosis of western medicine mainly depends on instruments, which can only diagnose the results. The instrument is lifeless, and the data obtained by the instrument cannot be flexibly judged according to the special situation of the patient, such as the patient's face, body shape, behavior and language. Spirit, personality and psychology can only be discovered by human judgment. Of course, the interruption mode of traditional Chinese medicine also has some shortcomings. For example, the diagnosis of traditional Chinese medicine depends on experience, and personal medical skills, cultivation and knowledge will affect the accuracy of diagnosis. Western medicine has its accuracy and objectivity in the diagnosis of diseases within a certain range.

The fifth difference between traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine is to adapt to different types of diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine is adapted to chronic diseases, that is, diseases caused by the decline of physical function and physique. Therefore, for chronic diseases, that is, diseases caused by lifestyle mistakes, Chinese medicine methods are irreplaceable. Western medicine has unique methods for trauma and infectious diseases, while Chinese medicine is unmatched in epidemic prevention, first aid and surgery. Western medicine can't do anything about chronic diseases. Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, asthma, hepatitis, nephrotic syndrome and rheumatism have all been labeled as "incurable diseases" by western medicine, saying that science has not developed to the point of curing these diseases, and we can only take medicine for life to deal with these diseases. If this disease is treated with western medicine, it is tantamount to asking the blind for advice. If it is not cured, the condition will be more serious. Even many patients are scared to death by western medicine, such as cancer patients. Many of them are controlled by the thinking of western medicine, leading to mental breakdown and death. Really sad!

I said: in this way, there can be no western medicine in the world, and there can be no Chinese medicine; Everyone who needs health can choose different treatment methods according to their own situation.