The basic theory of western medicine relies on anatomical theory, which divides the human body into systems, including respiratory system, circulatory system, exercise system, urinary system, nervous system, reproductive system, endocrine system and digestive system.
The theoretical system of traditional Chinese medicine is based on the theory of yin-yang and five elements, and it also covers the theory of Tibetan images, the theory of meridians, the theory of qi, blood, body fluid and so on. ?
Theoretical differences between traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine: the different understanding of pulse condition mainly depends on the pulse frequency, regularity and strength of western medicine pulse condition, and besides bilateral radial arteries, abdominal artery, carotid artery and dorsum pedis artery are sometimes selected for comprehensive diagnosis according to different situations.
Traditional Chinese medicine pays more attention to the position, speed, width and intensity of pulse condition, and the pulse condition in traditional Chinese medicine is more complicated, including 28 kinds of pulse conditions, such as generating pulse, chord pulse, sinking pulse, slow pulse and knot pulse.
Theoretical differences between Chinese and western medicine: different understanding of tongue images. Except for the normal tongue, other tongue images in western medicine are named after their shapes, such as map tongue (thickened around the tongue, white or yellow), ox tongue (tongue color is like raw beef, swollen, especially sensitive to spicy and salty taste), strawberry tongue (red spots on the tip of the tongue spread to both sides of the tongue, and the whole tongue color is like strawberries), and mirror tongue.
The tongue image of TCM depends not only on the shape, but also on the color, thickness, color, shape and dryness of the tongue.
Different diagnostic methods of Chinese and western medicine include consultation, physical examination, electrocardiogram, laboratory examination, medical imaging examination and so on.
The diagnostic methods of traditional Chinese medicine mainly rely on listening, speaking and asking questions. Seeing refers to looking at people's state, asking about medical history, listening to the patient's voice, smelling the patient's body and feeling the patient's pulse.
To sum up, Chinese medicine and western medicine have different theoretical systems, but there is no need to compare them. Both of them are used to treat diseases. As long as it can effectively treat diseases, it is a useful medicine.