Western and Eastern medicine
In this research paper, I will answer the following research question: How
are concepts of Eastern and Western medicine used in Thailand? I will explain
about Eastern medicine, Western medicine, and what are the differences for both
of them.
First of all, eastern medicine focuses on human’s nature and body function
in order to give a medical treatment to patients. One well-known eastern
medicine is oriental medical techniques such as acupuncture, cupping, and herbal
therapy. These techniques have been developed through practices and
observation. They have been used for a long time as a treatment for both physical
and psychological symptoms like headache, allergies, cancer, insomnia, anxiety,
and so on. This medicine is not similar to western medicine.
For western medicine the belief of this medicine is that disease comes from
pathogen that has negative effect to human body. This may bring the western
medicine relies on industrially produced medicine and scientific process. Before
providing medicine to patients, the medicine has passed processes of data
collection, observation, and evaluation of phenomena. Some cases have to pass
laboratory modification. The western medicine is used for surgery, chemotherapy,
radiation, and physical therapy. This is about western medicine.
As mentioned, eastern and western medicine are different. Eastern
medicine uses inductive method that finds ways to treat patient through
observation whereas western uses scientific method. Therefore, the medical
treatment of eastern use acupuncture, cupping, and herb. Oppositely, western
use antibiotics, chemical treatment, and operation. However, western medicine
requires more sufficient data and experiment before giving a treatment to patient.
All of these formations show differences of eastern and western medicine.
In my opinion, I like eastern medicine more than western one because it
hurts less. With a use of needles, cups, and herbs patients do not have to take
many medicines that might have some side effect. The eastern medicine, such as
acupuncture, cupping, and herbal therapy, has been created for thousand years,
it helps people relax, use less time to get better, and the cost is cheaper. These
are all the reasons that why I prefer eastern treatment to western treatment even
though western treatment has to pass experiments to confirm results and it is
more modernize.
In conclusion, all of this information has explained about the concept of
eastern and western medicine and their differences. The differences are about
diagnostic method, treatment, and medication. Eastern medicine use needle, cup,
and herbs to cure patients; this makes them hurts less, pay cheaper, and take less
time to get better. On the other hand, western medicine uses antitoxin, chemical
treatment, and surgery to heal patients, and these treatments sometimes have
some effect to patients. Therefore, I prefer the eastern medicine. (Medicine , MD
2014 , pharmacy © Chinese Medicine Works Acupuncture 2011)
Reference:
MD, P. F. (2014 ). "Why are Eastern and Western Treatments so Different?". from http://acupsychiatry.com/what-is-world-medical-wisdom/basic-differences-between-eastern-and-westernmedicine/.
Medicine, D. K.-K. H. i. d. o. t. U. C. f. E.-W. "Eastern medical practices augment Western techniques."
from http://www.uclahealth.org/body.cfm?id=502&action=detail&ref=131.
pharmacy, A. c. a. C. h. (© Chinese Medicine Works Acupuncture 2011). "Chinese Medicine." from
http://www.chinese-medicine-works.com/acupuncture-ctm/chinese-medicine-1.html.