With a history of 2000 to 3000 years, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has formed a unique system to diagnose and cure illness.
中医在二千至三千年的历史中，已经形成了一整套独特的诊断和治疗体系。
The TCM approach is fundamentally different from that of Western medicine.
中医从根本上与西医不同。
The theory of TCM is based on jing, qi, shen, yin-yang, five elements principle etc. to diagnose illness and to cure it according to the well-known Bencaogangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica) written by Li Shizhen.
中医的理论基本上是以精、气、神、阴 阳、五行学说等来说明为何人会生病，而对疾病的治疗，主要依据世人所熟知的李时珍所总结而著的《本草纲目》开具处方。
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