TCM version of blood work and general check up that Western medicine does

[hailourtruegod]

Does TCM handle things like blood work? Do they handle the basic stuff that western medicine does or are these basically the only benefits western medicine has since anything from there they'll want to put you on dangerous medications etc

 

[Centralforce666]

TCM does not require blood work and invasive xray etc to reach a diagnosis.

The tcm doctor gets the information they need from the outside of the body, and by palpation of the pulse and viewing of the tongue.

The person's experience of symptoms also contributes to this information which is how I have been able to help people in this group over distance, using email communication or chat apps, or on a voice call.

Blood work from a pathology centre may have some contributing use but it is not required.