1. comparison of
healing systems
A Comparative Evaluation of Features of
The Three Great Traditional Healing
Systems with Western Medicine
Unani Ayurveda Chinese Western
Place & Date of Persia; circa India; circa China; circa 2700 Europe; United States;
Origin 980 AD. 2000 BC. BC. late 19th century.
Dynamic Ruh (soul; Prana Chi (life energy). Immune system.
Elements spirit). (energy).
Diseases Humoural Tridoshas. Yin-Yang; Chi. Named pathology.
Correlate with imbalance.
Basic Cause of Imbalance of Ama the very Systemic Bacteria; virus.
Disease humoral death or imbalances; no
temperament; "harbinger of overriding
Long misery"; the emphasis on one.
continued cause of
errors of disease.
regimen.
Basis of Humoural: Tridosha: Four Diagnosis of Based on patient's
Diagnosis Blood, Vata, Kapha, Traditional history, physical
Phlegm, Pitta. Chinese examination, laboratory
Yellow Bile; Medicine. testing.
Black Bile.
Diagnostic Restore Concept of Achieve balance Specifically named
Models balance to shiva-shakti; of yin-passive pathology.
humours, balance in and yang-active
organ terms of physiological
systems. three using function.
the tridosha
or three
humour
system.
Chief Differential; Differential; Differential, Differential; named
Diagnostic mizaj or states of questioning, disease.
Modality temperament consciousness observation,
assessed for aligned with palpation and

2. each of four each of the listening; Zang
humours. three Fu organ
humours. syndromes.
Diagnostic Observation, Tongue, Tongue, pulse, Urinalysis, X-rays, and
Tests lifestyle, pulse, urine, abdominal and standard blood tests;
pulse, urine, abdominal palpation. sampling organ tissues,
feces, and injecting radiopaque
abdominal palpation. dyes, diagnostic X-rays;
and pneumoencephalography;
palpation. angiography. Note: In the
US as a whole, about 8.5
billion laboratory
diagnostic tests were
done in 1996.
Pulse Diagnosis Reveals Correlates Direct Speed: fast pulse - slow
humoral pulse to the manifestation of pulse.
imbalance in tridosha or the circulatory
organ system. three energy of the
Taken with humours. body; classical
three finger Taken by the five phase pulse
at radial pulse index finger correspondences.
of wrist. More of the Taken on the
than 1,000 physician; wrist; about 40%
potential qualities of reliable as a sole
factors pulse are diagnostic
evaluated in described in method by most
seconds. terms of TCM
several practitioners.
animals,
snake or
leech, frog,
sparrow,
crow, swan,
cock or
peacock.
Elements of Four: Fire, Five: Fire, Five: Fire, Earth, 22 Basic elements of
Nature Air, Water Earth, Water, Metal, Water and chemistry.
and Earth. Air and Wood.
Ether.
Main Dietary Non-alcoholic; Vegetarian. None. High sugar; alcohol, fats;
Influences regular drugs.
fasting; non-
pork.
Will & Empower High Personal Not significant.
Participation patient to objectivity. determination.
make changes
of Patient in diet &
lifestyle.
Deity of Monotheistic; Polytheistic; Atheistic; Monotheistic; Abrahamic
System Abrahamic Hinduism. Confucianism; God of Islam,

3. God of Islam, Taoism; Christianity, Judaism.
Christianity, Bhuddism
Judaism.
Primary Diet; herbs; Panj Karma Acupuncture, Chemo-therapy; pharma-
Treatment fasting; (detoxi- herbs; cupping; ceutical drugs; surgery.
cupping; fication); moxibustion;
Modalities purgation; herbs; diet; diet.
baths; attars. emetic
therapies.
Primary Mizan-restore Clear the Tonification. Symptom suppression;
Treatment to balance; entire GI kill germs & bacteria.
Provoke "The tract;
Objective Healing regulate the
Crisis." bowels;
improve
digestion.
Instruments Glass cups. Glass cups. Glass cups, Opthalmo-scope,
Used acupuncture laryngo-scope, and X-ray;
needles. moma-nometer,
electrocardio-gram;
Chemical tests of body
fluids and tissues.
Side Effects Overdose of Overdose of Potential for 100,000 die annually
herbal herbal acute symptoms from improper
substances; substances; from improper medications; severe and
rare. rare. needle frequent drug reactions.
techniques;
overdose of
herbal
substances; rare.
Population WHO Rate out WHO Rate WHO Rate out of WHO Rate out of 93
Cancer Rates of 93 out of 93 93 Countries: Countries: 93rd lowest
Countries: Countries: 30th lowest. (worst of all).
6thlowest. 6th lowest.
Annual Per $9.45 $9.45 $3.96 $1,301.00
Capita
Health Care Source: World Source: Source: World Source: World Bank
Bank World Bank Bank
Expenses
Common Senna pods, Amla; Ginseng, Antibiotics,
Medicines black seed, guggula; codonopsis, dang antidepressants,
cumin, Bibhitaki; quai, astragalus. corticosteroid.
Used ginger. triphala.
Chief Non- Non- Obtuse language. Adverse reactions;
Complaints regulation of regulation of patient dissatisfaction;
practitioners; practitioners; skyrocketing medical
lack of lack of costs.
clinics. clinics.

4. Direction of Training Training Integration with Higher costs; more
Development practitioners practitioners; Western hospital complex diagnostics;
in powers of Building medicine genetic medicine
observation; schools;
Building Develop
schools; formulations
Sources for
Formulations
Typical Cost $15-200 $150-200 $45-300 $200-4,000
of
Treatment in
US$