Traditional Chinese medicine needs long-term study and practice to master: first, it needs long-term study and practice to master. In contrast, the diagnosis and treatment methods of western medicine are more scientific, standardized and easier to master. Every doctor needs long-term training to become a qualified western doctor, while Chinese medicine needs more in-depth research and practice. Due to the complexity and particularity of TCM, many hospitals lack skilled TCM doctors to provide high-quality TCM services.
The efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine is limited by scientific verification: many traditional Chinese medicines have been verified clinically, but due to the lack of consistent standards and scientific randomized controlled trial design, western medical circles generally believe that the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine is controversial. In the medical field, the curative effect of western medicine is more clear, so western medicine is more easily recognized by the medical field and patients.