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Exactly what diseases are suitable for Chinese medicine and what diseases are suitable for Western medicine?

Exactly what diseases are suitable for Chinese medicine and what diseases are suitable for Western medicine?

Functional diseases are suitable for Chinese medicine, and organic diseases are suitable for Western medicine.

1. Functional diseases such as bad digestive system, manifesting as bloating and not wanting to eat, gastric fever or gastric cold, at this time belongs to bad gastrointestinal function, without organic lesions such as esophageal cancer, or gastric cancer. Traditional Chinese medicine is relatively good in regulating the symptoms of stomach cold and stomach heat. If there is gastric cancer or esophageal cancer, the prognosis will be better if there is surgery and early treatment.

2, circulatory system diseases, manifested as paroxysmal panic chest tightness and fatigue, insomnia, heart qi deficiency symptoms, Chinese medicine is more effective. If there are heart valve lesions, such as ventricular septal defect, mitral valve closure insufficiency, tricuspid valve stenosis, this is a cardiac organic lesions, Western medicine surgery is better, immediately after surgery.

3, neck, shoulder, waist and leg pain, manifested as numbness of the limbs, pain, if the disc herniation is not obvious, or no serious slipped, there is no serious bone organic lesions, Chinese medicine, acupuncture and physiotherapy effect is better, more conservative treatment effect is better. If there is a slipped disc, serious compression of the spinal cord nerves, the function of the limbs can be impaired, then Western medicine surgery is more effective.

The above examples of several systems, relatively speaking, the treatment of functional lesions, Chinese medicine is better, the treatment of organic diseases Western medicine is better. Chinese medicine and Western medicine have their own strengths, and can mostly complement each other in treating diseases, taking their strengths and avoiding their weaknesses to better promote disease recovery, and to flexibly utilize Chinese medicine and Western medicine in treating diseases.

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In my experience, do not go very far, just say cold, cold first to choose Chinese medicine to see, I said Chinese medicine, not pseudo-Chinese medicine. Modern research colds are mostly caused by viruses, and Western medicine on the virus means more limited and more side effects. And Chinese medicine is better at this, such as the new crown pneumonia with the lung detoxification soup, the efficiency, in the official data is more than ninety percent! Before I treated my own relatives cold, did not take antipyretics, antibiotics, according to the dialectical use of the prescription, usually one to two days. Those who took antipyretics and antibiotics, and then prescribed Chinese medicine, took six or seven days to get well. Those who use Chinese medicine to treat at the beginning really know it in one dose! As traditional Chinese medicine says, if a cold is not cured, it will spread to the body and cause all kinds of changes, resulting in internal organ disease and even death. Therefore, my point of view is that the skin disease (external wind-cold, wind-heat) must choose Chinese medicine to kill it in the cradle. This is one of the manifestations of the concept of Chinese medicine in treating diseases before they occur.

Western medicine treats the symptoms, Chinese medicine treats the root cause, although it is an old saying, but it is not unreasonable to say so now. For the disease, both the symptoms and the root cause of the disease need to be combined into one, to complement each other's strengths. The fight against the epidemic Western medicine is effective in curing the disease, but has a long history of Chinese medicine also plays a pivotal role. Both have their own strengths and should not be underestimated.

I can only make an analogy. Bronchitis, my understanding and advice: it takes roughly three to four weeks for the respiratory mucosal damage caused by a single bout of common bronchitis to return to normal, and you can't just leave it alone once the acute phase is under control.

After the acute stage of bronchitis, the spleen and lungs are weak and it takes two to three weeks to recover, during which time conditioning is needed. The advantage of traditional Chinese medicine is to regulate the body, the correct prescription can strengthen the spleen and the lungs, restore the resistance of the child, and avoid recurrent colds and even the recurrence of bronchitis.

Summarized experience: Astragalus: the lung guard consolidates the surface and strengthens the resistance; Radix Panax Ginseng, also known as Codonopsis pilosulae, is a very commonly used qi tonic; Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae is a commonly used herb to replenish the deficiency of qi; Schizandra Chinensis: astringes the lung qi and stops sweating.

Now, I say, genus West open-heart surgery, chronic genus Chinese medicine, separate favorable treatment.

Sub-health: Preferred Chinese medicine and Western medicine biochemical examination and other indicators of normal or slight abnormalities can be adjusted through Chinese medicine.


Colds: Both Chinese and Western medicine. The vast majority of colds are viral infections, but sometimes they are accompanied by bacterial infections. In terms of antiviral treatment, Chinese medicine is more advantageous than Western medicine, while in terms of bacterial infection, Western medicine is more targeted in its antibacterial treatment. If you have a high fever, cough, headache and other symptoms, you should first check the blood test, chest X-ray, etc., to clarify the cause of the disease, which will help guide the use of medication.


Complex chronic diseases: Chinese medicine, such as chronic nephritis, rheumatism, post-stroke sequelae, tumors, etc. Western medicine may take hormone therapy, which has certain side effects.


Traditional Chinese medicine, through identification and selection of prescriptions, soup or acupuncture, the effect is good, and the damage to the liver and kidney function is also small, tumor patients with internal Chinese medicine can also alleviate the toxic side effects of chemotherapy.


Non-organic diseases: some people in Chinese medicine are usually prone to fatigue, lack of energy, dizziness, bad breath, constipation, irritability and other symptoms, although the spirit is very uncomfortable, but the Western medical laboratory tests, film examination can not be found by the obvious organic abnormalities.


These are also areas in which Chinese medicine practitioners specialize, and medicines can be selected to address these symptoms, so as to achieve early treatment and prevent the condition from worsening.


Do's and don'ts of seeing a Chinese medicine practitioner?


The "diagnosis" is very important to the diagnosis of traditional Chinese medicine, and you must let the doctor see your "original face". Don't eat foods that stain your tongue, such as colorful tablets, hawthorn, plums, strawberries, olives, prunes, coffee, oranges, soymilk, milk, etc., before the consultation. The presence of stained moss, although the doctor can identify it, interferes with normal tongue diagnosis. Don't use strong-smelling perfumes or skin care products; don't eat strong-smelling foods, such as onions and garlic, so as not to affect the accuracy of the smell diagnosis.


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Chinese medicine for chronic illnesses and Western medicine for acute illnesses? It seems not.

Chinese medicine cares more about you as a person, while Western medicine is more concerned about the part of you that is sick. Western medicine has a set of boundaries between normal and abnormal people through techniques that visually indicate the problem of your lesion, whether it's a lab test or a radiograph, and usually the disease is at a certain point.

And Chinese medicine determines your overall condition by looking, smelling, questioning, and cutting... Qi deficiency? Blood stagnation? Yang deficiency? Usually the disease is on a certain surface, not limited to a separate point. And Chinese medicine can cure the disease, as the name suggests, treat people who are not sick. What do you mean, people who are not sick? You have to treat people who are not sick? It is when you show some signs early, but not yet to the time of the disease, and sub-health similar, and start to start to improve, it is called the treatment of the disease. In Chinese medicine, we generally rarely say cure, usually I give you a little adjustment, give you a tune-up and so on.

So when can you see a TCM doctor and regulate it? And before Western medicine came along, the TCM doctor was the one who treated all conditions, and when there was Western medicine, it made some conditions more intuitive, and could go right to the heart of the problem.

Nowadays, so many people don't like the hassle, so they go to Western medicine, which is fast. And Chinese medicine decoction, adjust the prescription, improve, is relatively slow. So it depends on your own situation!

Chinese medicine is a unique medical treasure of our country for thousands of years, and Western medicine is a medical subject that has emerged in the last hundred years. Although the two have different theoretical foundations, they do not prevent them from curing diseases and saving people's lives.

Some people say that Western medicine is good, while others say that Chinese medicine is strong. We believe that Chinese and Western medicine have their own strengths for different diseases. According to the different symptoms, we recommend different directions. There are some diseases that should be more emphasized on conditioning, and should not run to see a Western doctor.

There are some symptoms that are more suited to Western medicine, then you should choose a hospital.

Answer by invitation: Your question should not be directed at me, but I will answer you with my shallow understanding: Chinese medicine is suitable for people who believe in Chinese medicine, chronic diseases, difficult diseases and diseases that cannot be treated by Western medicine (except for terminal illnesses) are suitable for Chinese medicine practitioners.

People who believe in Western medicine, those who are willing to undergo surgery, those who have cardiovascular bypasses and stents, and those who do not believe in Chinese medicine are suitable for Western medicine.

The report is complete! Is it to your satisfaction?

''Emergencies'' and diseases requiring surgery are suitable for Western emergency medicine, while chronic diseases are suitable for Chinese medicine.

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