Western Medicine's View of Chinese Medicine
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Chinese and western medicine are coming into contact more frequently as cultural exchanges become more common. Western medicine is based upon a single cure for everyone experiencing the same illness and symptoms. Chinese medicine is based on the lifestyle of the whole person. A person practicing chinese medicine will tailor the prescription to the individual's lifestyle and concerns. Western medicine tests each individual drug for its effect. Chinese medicine takes into account the interaction of a mixture of ingredients in a prescription when determining the medication's effectiveness.Wu, Corinna. "Yin and Yang: Western science makes room for Chines herbal medicine." Science News 148 (9 September 1995): 172-173. This source gives a balanced view of the benefits of both Chinese and Western medicines. It presents the problems western medical doctors have accepting the holistic and non-scientific proofs of the effectiveness of Chinese
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