Extensiveness: Chinese medicine has the same legal status as western medicine in China. Although it is not the mainstream medicine in the world at present, with the popularization of Chinese medicine in more than 60 countries and regions around the world in the middle and late 20th century, more and more foreign patients have joined the team receiving Chinese medicine treatment. Every year, about 30% local people and more than 70% overseas Chinese receive TCM care and treatment.
(2) Recognition: The health concepts and medical ethics advocated by Chinese medicine, such as harmony between man and nature, kindness and respect for life, are in line with the common values of mankind and have the possibility of being universally recognized by the world. Especially in today's western modern science has gone into many misunderstandings, the earth has been destroyed to holes, and the iatrogenic and drug-induced diseases caused by western medicine have increased sharply, which has more important practical significance. After 1970s, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized the medical value of Chinese medicine and promoted it worldwide.
③ learnability: Chinese medicine is not only learned by China people, but also by people of any ethnic group and any cultural background who want to learn it. If you have a certain basic knowledge of Chinese and a certain cultural background in China, it will be easier to learn and learn well. At present, among the foreign students studying natural science in China, the number of students studying Chinese medicine ranks first. By the end of 2009, the number of international students in Beijing University of Chinese Medicine ranked sixth among domestic universities.
In the past, some people thought that TCM was a cultural tradition of China people, and some even thought that TCM was a folk custom of China people, which was limited to the "belief" and application in Chinese circles. However, the fact that TCM has spread widely and rapidly in the world in recent decades proves that TCM not only has universal value, but also will become a "healthy knowledge wealth" enjoyed by all mankind.