The Combination of Traditional Chinese Medicine with Western Medicine
It’s well accepted that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), with its wide sources, less side effects, and perfect efficacy, has made great contributions to Chinese people and the global pharmaceutical industry for thousands of years. However, its complex components as well as the oral administration of aqueous decoction make a lot of troubles to researchers in the investigation of the mechanism of active components, which will hinder the promotion or development of TCM to some extent. On the other hand, the side effects and drug resistance of western medicine have been increasingly prominent, which makes researchers pay more attention to the combination of TCM with western medicine. Fortunately, it turns out that this works with many advantages and also succeed in the clinical practice.