In many countries modern or western medicine are mainstream approach of treating patients. Western or modern medication has a major role in treating emergency, severe and life threating conditions of patients etc. Hence, playing a significant role in people’s life. The condition is treated based on the severity by using chemically formulated medicines. Whereas Traditional Chinese Medicine is a complementary treatment which treats the whole human body and not just the body part or area which has abnormality or which is giving trouble to the patient.

The difference in the composition affects varied energy levels in the human body in turn which is co-related to five essential elements of the earth. The complementary medicine tries to bring qi balance which helps in creating equilibrium throughout the body. There are varied medicine/therapies to help community such as physiotherapy, psychology, chiropractic etc. There are other forms of natural healing such as homeopathy, Ayurveda, naturopathy etc which adopts different approach.

​Traditional Chinese Medicine has an approach of bring a balance of qi throughout the body and working along with other therapies productive organic way. Both medicines have a common goal of curing the disease but each of them has its methods and results to achieve the same. ​