Characteristics of Traditional Chinese Medicine Development in China

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

1, focusing on disease prevention: Chinese medicine focuses on disease prevention, attaches importance to preventive health care, and emphasizes "preventing diseases before they occur".

2. Taking the regulation of body function as the core: Chinese medicine takes the regulation of body function as the core, emphasizing the treatment principle of "comprehensive, holistic and balanced".

3. Taking improving vital signs as the goal: Chinese medicine takes improving vital signs as the goal, attaches importance to eliminating harmful factors and guiding beneficial factors.

4. Chinese patent medicines and prescriptions are important means: Chinese medicine regards Chinese patent medicines and prescriptions as important means of diagnosis and treatment.

The difference between western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine

1, Chinese medicine: the theory of yin-yang and five elements is the main theory, which usually needs to be treated by professional doctors based on syndrome differentiation. When a disease occurs, we should find out the cause according to syndrome differentiation, analyze the pathogenesis and the changes of the five internal organs, meridians, joints, qi and blood, and body fluid, and summarize the syndrome types.

Through the action of drugs, try to balance the yin and yang of the body to promote the recovery of the disease. Its treatment methods include massage, cupping, dietotherapy, acupuncture, Chinese medicine and massage.

2. Western medicine: it mainly tests anatomical physiology, histology and embryology, biochemistry and molecular biology, human embryology, human immunology, medical biological cybernetics, medical neurocybernetics, etc. As a basic subject, targeted examination and treatment are usually carried out according to the uncomfortable position described by patients.

Diagnostic techniques include consultation, physical examination, electrocardiogram examination and imaging examination. With the help of advanced medical instruments and equipment, the disease can be diagnosed locally, and its treatment methods include western medicine treatment, surgery treatment, laser treatment, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.