Traditional Medicine in China, Korea, and Japan: A Brief Introduction and Comparison
Joint Authors
Shin, Byung-Cheul
Liu, Jian-Ping
Park, Hye-Lim
Lee, Hun-Soo
Yamashita, Hitoshi
Shang, Qing-hua
Lim, Byungmook
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-10-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background and Purpose.
Traditional medicine (TM) has been widely used in China (including the Taiwan region), Korea, and Japan.
The purposes of this paper are to summarize the basic data on TM systems in these three countries and to compare them in terms of overall policy, education, and insurance.
Methods.
Government websites, national statistics, and authoritative papers from each country were fully searched.
Further data were gathered by TM experts from each country.
Results.
China and Korea showed similar patterns in TM systems, whereas Japan showed different patterns.
In China and Korea, TM was practiced in a dual system with conventional medicine (CM), and TM education was 6-year training programs on average for TM doctors, and acupuncture, moxibustion, and cupping were completely insured.
Whereas, CM was dominant in Japan, and TM was practiced by each health care worker who has received different TM education respectively, and main TM therapies were partially insured.
Conclusions.
TM was developed similarly or somewhat differently based on differences in cultural background and national policies in East Asia.
We cautiously propose that this study could contribute to the development of TM and also be used for reference in complementary and alternative medicine systems.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Park, Hye-Lim& Lee, Hun-Soo& Shin, Byung-Cheul& Liu, Jian-Ping& Shang, Qing-hua& Yamashita, Hitoshi…[et al.]. 2012. Traditional Medicine in China, Korea, and Japan: A Brief Introduction and Comparison. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028310
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Park, Hye-Lim…[et al.]. Traditional Medicine in China, Korea, and Japan: A Brief Introduction and Comparison. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028310
American Medical Association (AMA)
Park, Hye-Lim& Lee, Hun-Soo& Shin, Byung-Cheul& Liu, Jian-Ping& Shang, Qing-hua& Yamashita, Hitoshi…[et al.]. Traditional Medicine in China, Korea, and Japan: A Brief Introduction and Comparison. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028310
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1028310