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Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM), deeply 1 (root) in the rich heritage of Chinese civilization, is 2 unique and comprehensive medical system that includes various practices such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, massage therapy, and dietary therapy.
TCM, with its origins 3 (date) back thousands of years to ancient China, 4 (save) lives and curing diseases for the past two thousand years or so. TCM has gained recognition and popularity worldwide due to its effectiveness in addressing a wide range of health conditions. However, it 5 (challenge) when Western Medicine (WM) was introduced by the British doctor Benjamin Hobson, 6 came to China and 7 (systematic) planted the seed of western clinical medicine into the soil of the Chinese intellectual community, posing a serious challenge 8 TCM. In the 1970s, the doctors in WM finally exceeded (超过) 9 practicing TCM.
To promote further exploration into possibilities for TCM and find ways to integrate it with WM, equal importance should be given to the development of both medical systems rather than viewing them as 10 (compete).