What’s the difference between Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western medicine?
The main difference is the way each medicine approaches the body. TCM views the body on a larger scale and is concerned with strengthening the body’s overall function and its own ability to heal. In western medicine the body is analyzed from a reductionist point of view. Each piece is looked at and when it ceases to function properly. A good example is of how each medicine works best is to look at a physical trauma. When a person experiences a physical trauma western medicine can analyze and repair the damage. TCM helps the body accelerate its own natural healing process and speed up recovery times. If you apply this outlook to a variety of diseases you can see that each medicine has its strengths and weaknesses. In China eastern and western medicine are used together with amazing results.
