From Chinese Version of Integrative Medicine to Globalized Integrative Medicine： Impression on the 3rd World Integrative Medicine Congress

In the 1950's,Chinese medical scientists were trying to take advantage of both Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine in clinical practice.The integrated traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine became an academic branch in medical sciences.As more and more medical doctors were     

Book Review on“Ancient Herbs, Modern Medicine”

Ever since Chinese medicine came onto the health care scene, it has had an uneasy and at times contentious relationship with mainstream Western biomedicine. For the first two twenty years or so there was nothing of the significance to speak of in the way of collaboration or integration between the two medical systems. Western medical literature often cast     

LING Chang-quan（凌昌全）——An Outstanding Oncologist of Integrative Medicine

Prof.LING Changquan, born in 1957 in Huaining of Anhui Province, is the president of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) of the Second Military Medical University,and vice-president of Shanghai Changhai Hospital,the leader of the National Key Clinical Discipline of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine,an expert on the treatment and prevention of tumors by integrative medicine.He obtained his PhD degree in integrated Chinese and Western medicine at Shanghai University of TCM in 1992.Prof.Ling successively took offices of the member of the ninth,the tenth and the eleventh Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee. At present,he is the vice-chairman of the Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine,the vice-chairman of China Association of Chinese Medicine Cancer Branch, and the managing editor-in-chief of the Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine.     

Concerning the Use of Western Medical Terms to Represent Traditional Chinese Medical Concepts——Answer to Prof. XIE and His Colleagues

This paper strongly rejects the notion that the use of biomedical terms to represent traditional Chinese medical concepts is helpful to the internationalization of Chinese medicine. It further argues that this practice destroys the integrity and independence of Chinese medical concepts. Taking the term风火眼feng huo yan as an example, it shows that the biomedical term "acute conjunctivitis" often suggested as the translation for this term is unsatisfactory, because (1) the clinical reference is not identical, (2) it introduces the concepts of "conjunctiva" and "inflammation", which are not Chinese medical concepts, and (3) destroys the Chinese medical concepts "wind" and "fire" expressed in the Chinese, which reflect the way the disease is traditionally diagnosed and treated. While for English readers not familiar with Chinese medicine, "acute conjunctivitis" may be immediately intelligible, for those seeking a deep understanding of the subject, the literal translation (loan translation) "wind-fire eye" is much more helpful. This paper supports these arguments with numerous other examples.     

Other The Model of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Medical model, which guides medical practice, belongs to the field of philosophy. It is retrospectivecognition in medicine abroad and changes with the conditions of medical practice. The biologicalmedical model came out in the 15th century. Since then, it has made a great deal of contributions tothe development of medicine. In the late years of the 19th century, biological medical model showedinadequate in some aspects. It was not replaced by biopsychosocial medical model until the 20thcentury. The model of traditional Chinese medicine is prospective. Its formula is Time-Space-Social-Psychological-Biological, which includes more elements than the model of modernmedicine, guiding the practice and development of traditional Chinese medicine for more than twothousand years     

SOCIAL SURVEY ON INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE——Situation of Integrative Medicine in China： Results from a National Survey in 2004

Integrative medicine （ IM）, usually called integrated traditional and Western medicine in China, which came into being in the 1950s as a new form of medicine, although is now developing quickly, little is known about its status and existing problems. So a national survey in China was conducted through questionnaire in 2004 by Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine with the support of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine （SATCM）. The results show that, of all the medical professionals investigated in this survey, 91.21% and 93.52% respondents respectively favored IM as the best diagnostic and therapeutic method. Of all the patients who once went through TCM, Western medicine （WM） and IM therapies, 68.85%, 65.45% and 71.2% respondents respectively most appreciated IM, IM hospitals and IM therapeutic treatments. Most of the 6 595 respondents held that the optimal scientific research strategy in TOM should be integrating modern medical research method （ n = 2 380） or modern scientific method （ n = 2 920）. However, many hospitals exposed the problems in the aspects of governmental supports and funding supports, human resources, and domestic or international academic activities. These results indicated that IM is the patients＇ social needs and doctors＇ aspiration in China. For further development of IM, the enhancement of scientific research construction and assistance by policies and finance from the government and other institutions are urgently needed in China.     

The Western model of integrative oncology — the contribution of Chinese medicine

<正>Western integrative oncology(IO) combines conventional mainstream medicine with complementary and alternative medicine(CAM) for the care of cancer patients.Since it includes patient orientation and the holistic approach of many CAM options,IO offers not only preventive measures,but also a wide spectrum of treatment modalities for all stages of illness,from the acute phases through the rehabilitation period.Many therapeutic methods of IO are supported by scientific evidence,for example,dietary and nutritional counseling,exercise,and mind-body medicine,among others.IO also includes therapeutic interventions of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM).At present acupuncture,qigong,and foot massage play an important role in the Western care of cancer patients.However,unlike in China, in Western countries herbal remedies are usually only used during those periods in which chemotherapy is not applied in order to avoid herb-drug interactions.Instead, acupuncture is widely used to manage the side-effects that often accompany chemotherapy.This paper focuses on the role of Chinese medicine in Western IO and reviews the scope and limitations of IO in the care of cancer patients today.The future challenges of IO will also be discussed in this paper.     

Parallel Subgroup Design of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial——Comparing the Approaches of Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine

A new method for the comparison of the treatment efficacy for specific diseases or conditions between Chinese medicine and Western medicine, which serve the same medical aim but are based on substantially different theoretical systems, was identified. Abiding by the principle of parallel subgroup design of a randomized controlled trial （PSD-RCT）, participants were recruited following identical inclusion and exclusion criteria and were randomly allocated into two groups to receive treatment using the respective approaches of Chinese medicine and Western medicine. The Chinese medicine group was divided into subgroups according to the theory of Chinese medicine and the Western medicine group was also divided into subgroups according to the theory of Western medicine. The treatment for each subgroup was well defined in the protocol, including major formulae and principles for individualized modifications. The primary outcome measure was ascertained to be directly related to the patients＇ status but independent from both theories of Chinese medicine and Western medicine, while the secondary outcomes were represented by the patient-reported outcomes and some laboratory tests commonly accepted by Chinese medicine and Western medicine. Then, taking functional dyspepsia as an example, the authors explain the framework of the PSD-RCT for efficacy comparisons between Chinese medicine and Western medicine, and recommend that the PSD-RCT can be used to compare treatment efficacy for a specific disease or condition between Chinese medicine and Western medicine, and the comparison among subgroups can provide valuable clues for further studies.     

Instructions to Contributors

The English edition of Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine is edited and published by the Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Press.Original scientific papers of advanced clinical and experimental medicine in the field of integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine are expected.     

ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF CHINESE MEDICINE——Concerning the Use of Western Medical Terms to Represent Traditional Chinese Medical Concepts：Answer to Prof. XIE and His Colleagues

This paper strongly rejects the notion that the use of biomedical terms to represent traditional Chinese medical concepts is helpful to the internationalization of Chinese medicine. It further argues that this practice destroys the integrity and independence of Chinese medical concepts. Taking the term 风火眼 fěng huǒ yǎn as an example, it shows that the biomedical term ＂acute conjunctivitis＂ often suggested as the translation for this term is unsatisfactory, because （ 1 ） the clinical reference is not identical, （2） it introduces the concepts of ＂conjunctiva＂ and ＂inflammation＂, which are not Chinese medical concepts, and （3） destroys the Chinese medical concepts ＂wind＂ and ＂fire＂ expressed in the Chinese, which reflect the way the disease is traditionally diagnosed and treated. While for English readers not familiar with Chinese medicine, ＂acute conjunctivitis＂ may be immediately intelligible, for those seeking a deep understanding of the subject, the literal translation （loan translation） ＂wind-fire eye＂ is much more helpful. This paper supports these arguments with numerous other examples.     

Situation of Integrative Medicine in China:Results from a National Survey in 2004

Integrative medicine (IM), usually called integrated traditional and Western medicine in China, which came into being in the 1950s as a new form of medicine, although is now developing quickly, little is known about its status and existing problems. So a national survey in China was conducted through questionnaire in 2004 by Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine with the support of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SATCM). The results show that, of all the medical professionals investigated in this survey, 91.21% and 93. 52% respondents respectively favored IM as the best diagnostic and therapeutic method. Of all the patients who once went through TCM, Western medicine (WM) and IM therapies, 68. 85% , 65. 45% and 71.2% respondents respectively most appreciated IM, IM hospitals and IM therapeutic treatments. Most of the 6595 respondents held that the optimal scientific research strategy in TCM should be integrating modern medical research method (n=2380) or modern scientific method (n=2920). However, many hospitals exposed the problems in the aspects of governmental supports and funding supports, human resources, and domestic or international academic activities. These results indicated that IM is the patients' social needs and doctors' aspiration in China. For further development of IM, the enhancement of scientific research construction and assistance by policies and finance from the government and other institutions are urgently needed in China.     

Instructions to Contributors

The English edition of Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine is edited and published by the Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Press.Original scientific papers of advanced clinical and experimental medicine in the field of integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine are expected. Articles must not have been published in English elsewhere and are not under simultaneous consideration     

Instructions to Contributors

The English edition of Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine is edited and published by the Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Press.Original scientific papers of advanced clinical and experimental medicine in the field of integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine are expected. Articles must not have been published in English elsewhere and are not under simultaneous consideration by other publications.     

Instructions to Contributors

The English edition of Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine is edited and published by the Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Press. Original scientific papers of advanced clinical and experimental medicine in the field of integration of traditional Chinese and western medicine are expected. Articles must not have been published in     

Chinese integrative medicine： inclusion of a Chinese medicine programme in a conventional medical institute

To meet community demands with optimal Chinese and conventional medical treatment, the University of Hong Kong is promoting integrative medicine by developing Chinese medicine programmes that train students of both Western and Chinese medicine. The programmes emphasize multi-disciplinary training and interaction between the two therapeutic approaches, enabling students to establish reliable, consistent, and respectful mutual cooperation in their future careers.     

Innovative Modernization and Industrialization of Traditional Chinese Medicine

正Since the founding of New China 70 years ago,remarkable achievements have been attained in the fields of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)and integrated Chinese and Western medicine(ICWM).At the education front,generations of new Chinese medicine practitioners have been trained and cultivated,and in basic medical research and clinical services,great strides were made drawing worldwide attention.The Nobel price bestowed on artemisinin's achievements is exemplar of the patriotic and scientific mindsets of the Chinese medical professionals in     

Instructions to Contributors

<正>The English edition of Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine is edited and published by the Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Press.Original scientific papers of advanced clinical and experimental medicine in the field of integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine are expected.Articles must not have been published in English elsewhere and are not under simultaneous consideration by other publications.     

Instructions to Contributors

The English edition of Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine is edited and published by the Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Press.Original scientific papers of advanced clinical and experimental medicine in the field of integration of traditional Chinese