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| Advantages and disadvantages of TCM |
| Hits 1448 Download times 5577 Received:February 02, 2011 |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1672-1519.2011.03.33 |
| Key Words
medicinal herbs;TCM;advantages;disadvantages |
| Author Name | Affiliation | | NDAGIJIMANA ANDRE | Ruwanda | | ZHONG Qiang-wei | Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China |
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| Abstract
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| Since antiquity,Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been used to treat various human ailments.Actually,millions of people in China have relied on TCM for their health and treatments.Furthermore,the efficiency of the TCM is observed in many countries of the world where the majority of people use the Chinese drugs to treat different illnesses.The TCM was born in the background of ancient Chinese dynasties.The ancient China believed that everything must be kept at harmony by balancing Yin and Yang.TCM has been developed based on its scientific evidences regarding its formulation and application in diagnosis and treatment of disease.Even though plant medicine has been used for a long time it,however,has several disadvantages.The disadvantages of herbal medications depend on the user as well.This paper talks about TCM theory and treatment principles,its advantages and disadvantages in the current medical field. |
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