IntegrationofTCMwithWesternMedicineTopics•History•AchievementsandProblems•DiscussionBackground:themovementofabolishmentofTCM•In1879,YUYue:AbolishingTCM•In1914,WANGdaxie(theadministratorofeducationofChina):getridofTCMandherbaldrugs•In1929,YUYundi:theactofabolishingTCMandpromotingWM•In1950,YUYundiandWANGBin：theactofabolishingTCM•Since1998,agroupofyoungpeopleeducatedinUSA:“LetussaygoodbytoTCM”InitiationofintegrationofTCMwithWMChairmenMAO:TCMisoneofthetreasureheritagesofournation.In1950,ChinesegovernmentannouncedthepolicyofintegrationofTCMwithWMNotesfromDr.Qian•TCMisobviouslynotascienceinlightofmodernsciences•IfwecancombineTCMtheoryandexperienceswithmodernwesternsciences,weshallseeamarvelousnewmedicine.“IkeptpropagandizingTCM......”QIANXuesen:ThefatherofChina'sguided-missileprogram.AChinese-born,U.S.-educatedrocketscientistandbrightthinkerGovernmentassuranceofthelegalityofTCM•2007:•TCMisasimportantasWM•ThegovernmentsupportsTCMandotherethnicmedicinesinChina•2012:•WeshouldsupporttheadvancementofTCMandthemedicineofethnicminoritiesLIUWeizhongandnewhealthcaresysteminGansuprovinceDr.LIUWeizhong,Director-general,DepartmentofHealth,GansuGovernment“用最简单的方法解决最基础的问题，用尽可能少的费用维护人民群众健康，走中医特色的甘肃医改之路”TCMisawaytoprovidethebesthealthcaretothemasswiththeleastmedicalexpenses.•一个是中医能解决问题，第二个是中医便宜。TCMispracticalaswellasinexpensive•中西医结合有利于综合医院提高治愈率、减少住院天数、提高经济效益、减少医患纠风。ITCMWMhelpstoimprovetheefficacyoftherapyandefficiencyofhospitalizationandreducethedoctor-patientconflictsThetwoaspectsofITCMWM•PhysiciansofWMlearnsometreatmentmethodsfromTCM–Todealingwiththefactsofdeficiencyindrugsandothermedicalmaterialsatthetime–Toprovideaffordablemedicalcaresforthemass.•Scientifization/modernizationofTCM赤脚医生BarefootdoctorUntil1977,thenumberofbarefootdoctorwas~1millioninChina.AsimilarmedicaresystemisworkinginCubaandSouthAmericaMajorachievements(I)EpidemicEncephalitisB,causedbyJapaneseEncephalitisVirus(JEV),isakindofacutecontagiousdiseaseofcentralnervoussystem.Mortality:*20~50%withdifferentoutbreak*avarietyoflong-termproblemsmayhauntthosewhorecoverfromtheillnessTCM-WMintegrationtreatment*Heattype:clearheatwithwhitetigersoupWet+heattype:firstopeningintothebrain,thenclearheat*5~10%formortalityMajorachievements(II)Acuteabdomenanacuteintra-abdominalconditionofabruptonset,usuallyassociatedwithpainduetoinflammation,perforation,obstruction,infarction,orruptureofabdominalorgans,andusuallyrequiringemergencysurgicalinterventionTCM-WMintegrationtreatment：significantlyreducenumbersofsurgery,e.g.:*AcuteAppendicitis:by60%*Acutebiliaryinfection:almostavoidimmediatesurgeryandthustheneedforsecondones.Majorachievements(III)AcupunctureanesthesiaReleaseofendorphin/enkephalinAcupuncturestimulationwithHan‘sAcupointNerveStimulatorAnestheticeffectsProf.HAN,JishengNeuroscienceResearchInstitute,PekingUniversityMajorachievements(IV)Theherbalsoupscanshortenthehealingtimebyhalfandpreventthefracturecomplications.RhizomaDrynariaeFixationLeadcompoundEffectiveextractNewherbalproductsQCIDChromatographySpectroscopyBioassayExtractionNewchemicaldrugs•artemisinin•huperzineA•camptothecin•EGB761•PolyphenonE•ThunderGodVineMajorachievements(V)ModernizationofChineseMedicineOCH3OOCH3tanshinoneIIAsalvia丹参Exampleso...
