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Western perspectives on Chinese medicine
Posted on Jul 24th 2007 9:57PM by Martha EdwardsTraditional Chinese medicine is gaining momentum in the Western world, but it's still quite a stretch from the synthetic drugs that we are commonly prescribed. Would you balk if your doctor gave to snake skin flakes to relieve what was ailing you? I admit that I might -- out of doubt that it would work and pure shock that the doctor is offering something natural rather than something that's a product of the huge pharmaceutical industry. However, I would be intrigued -- if something natural can cure me, why I am constantly ingesting man-made chemicals?
Still, as CNN's Dr. Gupta has learned, natural remedies aren't all good -- some traditional Chinese medicines are made using endangered species and processes that can be harmful to animals. But I think a further look into natural medicine is in order because getting healthy the natural way is a lot more appealing to me than the alternative. Do you agree?
Still, as CNN's Dr. Gupta has learned, natural remedies aren't all good -- some traditional Chinese medicines are made using endangered species and processes that can be harmful to animals. But I think a further look into natural medicine is in order because getting healthy the natural way is a lot more appealing to me than the alternative. Do you agree?
