Chinese and western medicine

1. By: Joyce
Western and Chinese medicine

2. Content
1. The features of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
& western medicine (WM)
2. Advantages and disadvantages--TCM & WM
3. The future of two medicines

3. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
 TCM has existed for over thousands of years (ancient
China)
 Herbal medicines
 Methods and practices on bodies and minds:
acupuncture & Chinese massage etc…
 Special Treatment :Tai Chi

4. Western Medicine
 WM has existed for almost eight hundred years (Greek)
 Pharmaceutical treatment :Compound tablets medicine ,
antibiotics etc…
 Injection therapy (liquid medicine)
 Surgery (tumors)

5. Advantages and disadvantages
TCM WM
Advantages  Heal the body
&improve illness
 Control symptoms
effectively(high
blood pressure
and diabetes)
 Repair the
damage
 Operations - cure
diseases in
time(short-term)
Disadvantages  Curative effects
appear later
than WM(long-
term)
 Slow down or
control the
damage
 Some of the
herbs are toxic
 Kill some useful
cells at the same
time

6. Future
 Development of technology, improving and promoting
painless operations are necessary.
 Research more natural medicines to rebuild human
immunity.
 The strategy is to combine two medicines.
 Do exercises and eat healthy food in order to prevent
disease.

7. References
 http://nccam.nih.gov/health/whatiscam/c
hinesemed.htm?lang=en
 UC San Diego Center for Integrative Medicine
(2014).
Retrieved 29th May, 2014 from cim.ucsd.edu.
 Yiping, C., Yueyi, D., Zhaohui, N., Nan, C.,
Xiangmei, C., Wei,
S., Yongli, Z., Fahuan, Y., Wei, D. & Yifei, Z.
(2013). Efficacy and safety of traditional
Chinese medicine for patients with idiopathic
membranous nephropathy. American Journal of
Kidney Diseases. 62(6), 1068-1076.

8. Thank you