This book features a detailed analysis of three facts that get in the way of Western medicine as a medical science: individual body types, chain reactions among internal organs, and functional relationships within the body; it also points out three fundamental differences between TCM and Western medicine: treatment of disease vs. treatment of syndrome; local treatment vs. treatment of the whole body; clinical cases vs. statistics; it concludes that "Western medicine controls diseases and saves lives; TCM cures diseases and enhances health."