What do Chinese medicine and ethnic medicine mean?

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a traditional medicine in China and a medical system based on syndrome differentiation and treatment in ancient China. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the relationship between the human body and the natural environment, and pays attention to the root cause, conditioning and strengthening the body. Chinese medicine includes Chinese herbal medicine, Chinese medicine preparation, acupuncture, massage and other therapeutic means, as well as the theoretical basis of meridians, acupoints and five elements. With the continuous development and popularization of traditional Chinese medicine, people pay more and more attention to it.

Ethnic medicine refers to the medical system formed under the specific ethnic, regional or cultural background. Ethnic medicine is different from modern medicine, which regards the human body as a whole and believes that physical health needs to achieve physical, psychological and social harmony. Ethnic medicine has unique medicine and treatment methods, such as Tibetan medicine, Miao medicine and Zhuang medicine. These are important parts of the traditional medicine treasure house in China. After thousands of years of development, ethnic medicine in various places has formed its own unique style.

Traditional Chinese medicine and ethnic medicine have high application value in disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment. The combination of traditional Chinese and western medicine has become one of the important directions of contemporary medicine. With the improvement of people's health awareness, traditional Chinese medicine and ethnic medicine treatment have gradually entered the lives of ordinary people. Although the theories and methods of traditional Chinese medicine and ethnic medicine are very different from those of modern medicine, their efficacy has been widely recognized and they continue to make contributions to human health.