Western View on Traditional Western View on Traditional Chinese MedicineChinese Medicine

Misunderstand Although the Traditional Chinese

Medicine has over a thousand years history, in Europe and America the Chinese medicine, the traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, are still included “in addition a kind of medicine”. According to some western people, they think Traditional Chinese Medicine is pseudoscience and Witchery.

即使中医有上千年的历史，中医、中药和针灸在欧美，依然被列入“另类医学”。许多西方人认为中医是伪科学、巫术

Yao Ming

About Yao Ming uses the Traditional Chinese medicine to rehabilitate.The American net friend said unexpectedly: “Yao Ming, if you really care about yourself, please don’t use the Chinese medicine. Any clinical trial can proof Chinese medicine is scientific, it is more appropriate that it called `witchcraft ' .” The US "International herald tribune" also has the expression “why we take his professional career and health for a lifetime in this danger?”关于姚明使用中医做复健，有美国网友竟说：“姚明，如果你真的在乎自己的话，拜托不要用中医。没有任何临床试验证明中医是科学的，把它叫做是‘巫术’可能更恰当点。”美国《国际先驱论坛报》也带着质问的语气说道，“为什么我们还要让他拿自己的职业生涯和一辈子的健康去冒这个险呢？”

Now, however, the "abolition of traditional Now, however, the "abolition of traditional Chinese medicine" has launched in China Chinese medicine" has launched in China

如今，在中国兴起了一股废除中医的热潮。如今，在中国兴起了一股废除中医的热潮。

The Difference• The Chinese medicine regards as the human body is

golden, the wood, the water, the fire, the earth 5 kind of element combination; but the doctor practicing western medicine believed that the human body is by each kind of cooperation and so on organ, blood vessel,

Nerve center forms .• 中医把人体看作是金、木、水、火、土 5 种元

素的组合；而西医则认为，人体是由各种器官、血管、神经中枢等合作形成的

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PopularityPopularity

Today, the world's "acupuncture fever ", "herbal hot " Today, the world's "acupuncture fever ", "herbal hot " in the ascendant.in the ascendant.

According to latest statistics from the World Health According to latest statistics from the World Health Organization, the world's total market value of herbal Organization, the world's total market value of herbal medicine has more than 600 billion U.S. dollars, and medicine has more than 600 billion U.S. dollars, and an average annual growth rate of 10%. Europe, 60% an average annual growth rate of 10%. Europe, 60% of the people use traditional herbal medicine, of the people use traditional herbal medicine, accounting for 44.5% of world market share of herbal accounting for 44.5% of world market share of herbal medicine.medicine.

中文翻译中文翻译

如今，全球范围的“针灸热”、“中草药如今，全球范围的“针灸热”、“中草药热”方兴未艾。热”方兴未艾。

　　根据世界卫生组织最新统计，目前世　　根据世界卫生组织最新统计，目前世界草药市场的总价值已超过界草药市场的总价值已超过 600600 亿美元，亿美元，并以年均并以年均 10%10% 的速度增长。欧洲有的速度增长。欧洲有 60%60%以上的人使用传统草药，占全世界草药市以上的人使用传统草药，占全世界草药市场场 44.5%44.5% 的份额。的份额。

The Achievement

Acupuncture is currently engaged in the profession in Europe, 12 million and more personnel, medical teaching institutions in more than 300, more than 300 suppliers of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 2005, Europe imported medicine from China up to 1 million U.S. dollars.

目前全欧洲从事中医针灸专业的人员有 12 万之多，中医药教学机构 300 多所，中医药供应商 300 多家。2005 年，欧洲从中国进口中药达 1 亿多美元。

The SummaryThe Summary

► In fact, the scope and methods of In fact, the scope and methods of treatment of traditional Chinese treatment of traditional Chinese medicine is very broad.medicine is very broad.

►实际上，中医的治疗范围和方法非常广泛 实际上，中医的治疗范围和方法非常广泛 ►Traditional Chinese medicine is the Traditional Chinese medicine is the

quintessence of China, Chinese people quintessence of China, Chinese people should cherish it.should cherish it.

►中医是中国的国粹，中国人应该珍惜它。 中医是中国的国粹，中国人应该珍惜它。