2 ms·
Can you name one mechanism of eastern medicine clarified by "Western" medicine? I am looking for clarification beyond a statistical effect (e.g. a clinical t
by haltingproblem 6y ago
Can you name one mechanism of eastern medicine clarified by "Western" medicine?
I am looking for clarification beyond a statistical effect
(e.g. a clinical trial) which illustrates the underlying biological effect: in-vivo ideally but will take in-vitro or even in-silico.
- LargeWu 6y agoI think inflammation is something we understand at a much deeper level due to western medicine. Chinese medicine has a number of herbs that are thought to reduce inflammation, without necessarily having an understanding of what is happening at a cellular or chemical level understood by western medicine. Western medicine would describe inflammation in terms of immune or hormonal response, down to a cellular, or even sub-cellular level.