Comparison between Chinese Tradition and Medical Treatments

Comparison between Chinese Tradition and Modern Medical Treatments

The Traditional Medicine has a long history which can date back to thousands of years ago while the western medicine only has considerably developed in the recent several hundred years. With the development of anatomy, for a particular period of time, people tend to doubt the effectiveness of the Traditional Chinese Medicine, and there are repeated debates about whether Traditional Chinese Medicine is a real science or just some superstitions under the cover of the long history.

Fortunately, nowadays people gradually realize the systematic and philosophical theories of the Traditional Chinese Medicine, and it has been worldwide recognized as an important position in the medicine science. “The landmark success of herbal expert Tu Youyou, the first Chinese woman national to win a Nobel prize in science, has aroused an intense sense of national pride and hopes for the future of traditional Chinese medicine”. There are many differences between the Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Western Medicine, which may mainly fall into three categories: the perspectives, the diagnostic method, and the treatment.

To establish the research ground, the research would involve three steps, the data collection, data analysis and conclusion. My initial field work would involve interviewing some patients from both Chinese culture and find out their view about this traditional medicine and modern medical system. Then I will visit two doctors, one from a Chinese clinic and one from a major medical center to raise some question from the effectiveness, the treatment method and their knowledge background to evaluate their scientific root and possible outcome. The final step is to talk to government agency such as FDA to see what verify the authenticity of their statement, thus could draw some useful conclusion and possible suggestion to both parties to better contribute to the health of general public.