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Ladies and gentlemen, 女士们，先生们， Traditional Chinese medicine has many critics. Their criticisms must also be addressed if traditional Chinese medicine is to perform a legitimate role as an integrated part of a health system. 中医药有很多批评者。如果要使其作为卫生系统的一个完整部分来发挥合法作用就必须面对他们的批评意见。 Some critics dismiss the entirety of this ancient art as nothing but pseudoscience, or “snake oil” medicine. They argue that the differences between East and West can never be reconciled. 有些批评者全面驳斥这种古代艺术，认为只不过是伪科学或“蛇油”医学，并认为东西方的分歧永远不能调和。 They point out that few well-designed studies, following the gold standard of randomized controlled clinical trials, have demonstrated efficacy over placebos. They point to a lack of plausible and proven biological mechanisms through which traditional remedies exert their effects. 他们指出，根据随机对照临床试验的黄金标准精心设计的研究很少显示出比安慰剂更好的功效。他们指出，没有已得到证明的合理生物学机制能说明传统疗法如何发挥作用。 They point to the difficulty of standardized quality control, especially since the chemical composition of a plant species can vary according to where it was grown and in what type of soil, and when and how it was harvested. | 
