Development characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine in China

The development characteristics of Chinese medicine in China are as follows:

In the 30 years from the early 1970s to the present, Chinese medicine has developed rapidly in the west and around the world, forming a broad global situation, which plays a more important role in the prevention, treatment and health care of human animal diseases with its uniqueness. Investigate its reason, Chinese medicine has the following characteristics:

First of all, Chinese medicine has a history of more than 5,000 years and has the characteristics of individualized treatment; Chinese medicine has rich medical experience; Acupuncture and other therapies are safe. Most traditional Chinese medicines have no toxic or side effects, or have weak toxicity and little side effects. Moreover, Chinese medicine can reduce the side effects and toxicity of drugs through dialectical argumentation and proper compatibility.

Second, the spectrum of human diseases has undergone tremendous changes. Acute infectious diseases have been greatly reduced, while the proportion of chronic diseases including chronic infectious diseases has increased, functional diseases have increased, and lifestyle diseases have increased. So the medical model has also changed a lot. In the past, it was mainly based on treatment, and later it emphasized the combination of prevention and treatment. Now it is a combination of prevention, health care, treatment and rehabilitation. The medical model of traditional Chinese medicine is such a combination of prevention, health care, treatment and rehabilitation.

Third, some chemical drugs used in modern western medicine have great toxic and side effects, and drug-induced diseases are increasing day by day; The cycle of screening new drugs from compounds is prolonged, with high cost and low success rate, which increases the difficulty of research and development; Although modern medicine has made great progress in the prevention and treatment of many diseases, it still lacks effective treatment methods for many diseases.

Fourthly, Chinese medicine attaches importance to the harmony between man and nature, and has the characteristics of natural therapy in the methods of preventing and treating diseases, and has also made great achievements in health care, which is helpful to improve the quality of life.

Fifth, since the reform and opening up in China, a large number of China people have gone abroad to study, live and work, including a large number of Chinese medicine professionals, which is also an important reason for the rapid development of the globalization of Chinese medicine in recent years.