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Chinese medical perspective, which is person - rather than disease - oriented.
But its use is so wide-ranging and widespread that the question now is rather when is it not helpful than what is it helpful for.

This implied boast shows the confidence they have in their traditional medicine, based on thousands of years of experience and study.

This confidence is further reflected in the inclusion today of colleges and hospitals specializing in traditional Chinese medicine within-indeed as a major part of- their national health-care system.

These colleges and hospitals place traditional practices on an equal footing with Western medicine, and the Chinese refer to this combination as having the advantages of ‘walking on two legs’, giving the patient the choice of therapy.

It is interesting to wonder whether the Chinese - if they regard traditional and Western medicine as complementary limbs, equally important for supporting a healthy nation - are puzzled by the West's apparent determination to concentrate on hopping along on one leg only.