The model of western integrative medicine: The role of Chinese medicine

Gustav Dobos; Iven Tao

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The model of western integrative medicine: The role of Chinese medicine

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- The model of western integrative medicine: The role of Chinese medicine
- The model of western integrative medicine: The role of Chinese medicine
- 中国结合医学杂志（英文版） 2011年17卷第1期页码：11-20
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  Department of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Kliniken Essen Mitte, Knappschafts-Krankenhaus, Essen,Germany
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Dobos, G., Tao, I. The model of western integrative medicine: The role of Chinese medicine., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 17, 11–20 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-011-0601-x

Gustav Dobos, Iven Tao. The model of western integrative medicine: The role of Chinese medicine[J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2011,17(1):11-20.
Dobos, G., Tao, I. The model of western integrative medicine: The role of Chinese medicine., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 17, 11–20 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-011-0601-x DOI：

Gustav Dobos, Iven Tao. The model of western integrative medicine: The role of Chinese medicine[J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2011,17(1):11-20. DOI： 10.1007/s11655-011-0601-x.

摘要

The basic concept of integrative medicine (IM) is that by combining mainstream (biomedicine) with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)

synergistic therapeutic effects can be attained. When the methods of mind/body medicine (MBM) are added to this combination

as in Western countries

a new concept emerges that drastically changes the approach toward illness. It is interesting to note that the joining of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine in the early days of the Peoples’ Republic of China preceded the Western model of IM by almost 50 years. Several elements that make up the key components of IM as practiced today in the West were already present in the Chinese version of IM

and Chinese medicine has played and continues to play an important role in advancing IM. However

one of the major differences between the Chinese and the Western models of IM today

besides MBM and some other treatment options

is that Western integrative medicine (WIM) strictly requires its CAM methods to be supported by scientific evidence. The therapeutic methods of IM and their applications are many and varied. However

they are most frequently employed to treat chronic medical conditions

e.g.

bronchial asthma

rheumatic disease

chronic inflammatory bowel disorder and chronic pain. Other fields in which IM may be applied are internal medicine (inflammatory bowel diseases and cardiovascular diseases)

musculoskeletal disorders

oncology (chemotherapy-induced side effects)

obstetrics and gynecology (dysmenorrhea

endometriosis

infertility and menopausal complaints)

pediatrics

geriatrics

neurology (migraine and chronic headache)

and psychiatry (anxiety and depression). The concept of WIM is discussed here in detail by reviewing its scope and implications for the practice of medicine and focusing on the role of Chinese medicine in WIM.

Abstract

The basic concept of integrative medicine (IM) is that by combining mainstream (biomedicine) with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)

synergistic therapeutic effects can be attained. When the methods of mind/body medicine (MBM) are added to this combination

as in Western countries

and Chinese medicine has played and continues to play an important role in advancing IM. However

one of the major differences between the Chinese and the Western models of IM today

besides MBM and some other treatment options

is that Western integrative medicine (WIM) strictly requires its CAM methods to be supported by scientific evidence. The therapeutic methods of IM and their applications are many and varied. However

they are most frequently employed to treat chronic medical conditions

e.g.

bronchial asthma

rheumatic disease

chronic inflammatory bowel disorder and chronic pain. Other fields in which IM may be applied are internal medicine (inflammatory bowel diseases and cardiovascular diseases)

musculoskeletal disorders

oncology (chemotherapy-induced side effects)

obstetrics and gynecology (dysmenorrhea

endometriosis

infertility and menopausal complaints)

pediatrics

geriatrics

neurology (migraine and chronic headache)

关键词

Integrative Medicinecomplementary and alternative medicineTraditional Chinese Medicineintegrative oncologyevidence-based medicineChinese Herbal Medicineacupuncture

Keywords

Integrative Medicinecomplementary and alternative medicineTraditional Chinese Medicineintegrative oncologyevidence-based medicineChinese Herbal Medicineacupuncture

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