traditional Chinese medicine; Chinese materia medica
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traditional Chinese medicine; Chinese materia medica
formalA formal, comprehensive term referring to the system of traditional Chinese medicine and its herbal ingredients. Often used in official or technical contexts, distinct from '西药' (Western medicine).
Zhè这
jiā家
yī医
yuàn院
tè特
bié别
shàn擅
cháng长
yòng用
guó国
yào药
zhì治
liáo疗
màn慢
xìng性
bìng病
。
This hospital specializes in using traditional Chinese medicine to treat chronic diseases.
Xǔ许
duō多
guó国
yào药
dōu都
xū需
yào要
jīng经
guò过
fù复
zá杂
de的
páo炮
zhì制
guò过
chéng程
。
Many Chinese medicinal herbs require a complex preparation process.
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Guó国
yào药
de的
liáo疗
xiào效
zài在
xiàn现
dài代
yī医
xué学
zhōng中
dé得
dào到
le了
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
duō多
de的
yán研
jiū究
。
The efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine is receiving more and more research in modern medical science.