Understanding the distinct nuances of culture in the exchange between the physician and patient in conventional Chinese medicine.

Abstract

Globalization-related wars have challenged Chinese medicine in addition to discussions about its effectiveness in relation to Western medicine. For instance, according to the Wall Street Journal, the Nobel Prize committee gives modern technology inspired by plant-based treatment more credit than traditional Chinese medicine when discussing TuYou you, the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing Chinese medicine to treat malaria.
Nonetheless, as TCM becomes more and more well-known worldwide, scholars are beginning to look into the therapeutic, cultural, and communication effects of TCM in China and the West. To gain a better understanding of the ways in which some of the fundamental ideas and principles of TCM are being practiced and demonstrated in and within the researchers in China will keep an eye on TCM practitioners as they engage with patients. This study aims to analyze video recordings of practitioner-patient interactions during TCM practice sessions, such as acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine prescription, and TCM massage or tuina, using a discourse analytic approach augmented by anthropological field notes and interviews. The goal of this study is to learn more about the ways that "healing, quiet, and the miracle cure" show up in interactions between patients and the clinic.