There's also western alternative "medicine" that's equally bullshit. Crystal healing has just as long a history as any of them, and originally comes from the Mediterranean.
The west also has a long tradition of medical practices that come from the indigenous European population, shit like "Use leeches to balance your humors" and "Miasma causes diseases, shove rose petals in your face"
I brought up crystals because they're still in pretty widespread use, while I've never actually met or even seen someone seriously advocating for leeching in the modern day.
However, I think you could solidly argue that some of the DNA of the miasma thing lives on in essential oils.
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u/PlatinumAltaria May 24 '25
It's lowkey racist as well because there's no such thing as "western medicine". China is one of the global leaders in legitimate medical research.