Why do many people say that Chinese medicine is deceptive?

When did the phenomenon of medical blackening begin?

Probably from the New Culture Movement, Mr. Guo Moruo, Mr. Lu Xun and Mr. Hu Shizhi. From Mr. Hu Shizhi's "unscientific TCM" to Mr. Lu Xun's "TCM is a liar" and Mr. Guo Moruo's "I would rather die than consult TCM", they can be said to be the originator of TCM blackness. Their views and opinions against traditional Chinese medicine and black Chinese medicine have become the wisdom of more and more people.

You see, Guo Moruo, Lu Xun and Mr. Hu Shi are all black Chinese medicine practitioners. These are great scholars, and everything they say is right. So Chinese medicine must be a liar and unscientific.

But is this really the case? Is the solid backing (celebrity) of the Chinese medicine black group really what you think?

Guo Moruo

Mr. Guo Moruo's personality is impressive, so I won't say much here, but there is no doubt that at that time, his social influence was extremely great. Mr. Guo was a real hardcore black Chinese medicine practitioner in his early years. He published an "evaluation of god" in a magazine, and the original words are as follows:

"I would rather die than consult Chinese medicine, because I feel that if I don't consult, I will be sorry for my education." "As for the treatment of Chinese medicine, it seems that the policy of gradual abolition should be realized."

Teacher Guo also believes that Chinese medicine can only cure diseases that people can heal themselves. In other words, Chinese medicine can't cure the disease at all, and the disease is cured because the patient's body heals itself.

Now many Chinese medicine practitioners also regard this as a sacred word, thinking that I have received higher education and should believe in science. I think it is insulting to believe or understand the five elements, five movements and six qi of traditional Chinese medicine. And their attitude towards Chinese medicine is the same, thinking that all Chinese medicine is dross and should be abolished.

Later, there was a big reversal, and Mr. Guo published a review of Face in a newspaper. The original text is as follows:

It is a fact that Mr Hu Shizhi's diabetes was cured with Astragalus membranaceus. I am not qualified to discuss this issue myself. Although I studied modern medicine myself for several years, I didn't continue my study and neglected it for many years. As for China's old medical skills, I have no original research.

Look at what scholars say, but it's actually different. I would rather die than believe that I am not qualified to talk about this issue. In fact, Mr. Guo Moruo's remarks can also be used to warn today's "black Chinese medicine". If you want to black Chinese medicine, you must first understand Chinese medicine, understand its culture and thinking, and then question it. Rigid "Chinese medicine can't cure a cold" and "the life span of the ancients is so short that Chinese medicine is useless" ... and so on are really embarrassing.

Hu Shi

"By describing the evolution of western medicine in all aspects, we can also understand that the knowledge and technology that we now admire as' Chinese medicine' can be compared with the progress of others for centuries." "Looking back, what position can our family's Yin-Yang and Five Elements' Chinese Medicine' occupy in this history of science and medicine?"

These two paragraphs of Mr. Hu Shi can be said to be profound, and they should be reflected by Chinese medicine now.

Later, one thing embarrassed all Chinese medicine practitioners. His diabetes was cured for a long time in Union Medical College Hospital, which was considered life-threatening by western medicine. Recommended by friends, it was cured by Chinese medicine with only one medicine: Astragalus membranaceus. Any opposition is not as good as what really happened to him, and he has a deeper understanding.

Lu Xun

Mr. Lu Xun can be said to be the most famous Chinese medicine practitioner. Before his early years, Mr. Lu Xun had great faith in Chinese medicine. So why did his attitude change?

In front of Mr. Lu Xun's grave, there is a passage that can be regarded as the main reason why he began to oppose Chinese medicine. The original text is as follows:

"Most of them are due to the delay of my father's illness, but I am afraid I also have some personal grievances that hurt my skin."

In another book, he also said:

"Chinese medicine is just an intentional or unintentional liar."

As you can see, Mr. Lu Xun was more disappointed than opposed to TCM. But the following sentence may have influenced the basic argument of Chinese medicine in the following decades: "Chinese medicine is a liar." Although there were many "pseudo-Chinese medicine practitioners" who deceived people under the banner of Chinese medicine in the past, they could not be generalized. There are also many western doctors who take kickbacks, misdiagnose, make surgical mistakes and cheat money, but why doesn't anyone say that "western medicine is a liar"?

After returning from studying medicine in Japan, Mr. Lu Xun changed his view on Chinese medicine. From his diary, we can see that his attitude towards Chinese medicine has changed a lot. In his diary, he recorded many things that he used Chinese medicine to cure diseases. After a long time, he collected a large number of ancient Chinese medicine books, which everyone can see. It can be seen that Mr. Lu Xun is not opposed to Chinese medicine, but a quack or liar of Chinese medicine.

Mr. Lu Xun opposes Chinese medicine, and so do I. It's too narrow.

The thoughts and arguments of these three great scholars have become famous sayings of Chinese medicine in later generations, and may also affect the development of Chinese medicine after the Republic of China. However, through a comprehensive analysis of their life and attitude changes through history, we can have a more comprehensive and rational understanding of Chinese medicine, which is what Chinese medicine scholars lack today.

A mistake in Chinese medicine failed to cure the patient, and everyone could not cure the disease through scolding; The west hospital cured so many people every day, but everyone in Kwasi was cured, but the disease was too strong; What's the problem?