Will Chinese medicine finally gain global acceptance amid COVID-19?
source:CGTN 2020-06-15
[Medicine]
The global medical community has debated the efficacy of Chinese medicine for decades. In the midst of the still-unfolding novel coronavirus pandemic, traditional Chinese medicine, or TCM, has once again become the bone of contention. While a set of Chinese patent drugs have proven effective in treating mildly symptomatic patients, Western medical communities are skeptical, citing a dearth of rigorous trial data to question their clinical efficacy.