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CMV: The practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine is pseudo-scientific, and all perceived positive effects are either caused by the placebo effect, or have nothing to do with TCM treatment at all

First of all, none of the concepts that Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is based on actually exist in a physical, observable sense. Theories such as Yin and Yang, Qi, or the Five Phases are vague philosophical ideas, completely different from "theories" in a scientific sense. In all scientific disciplines, theories are strongly supported by evidence obtained through rigorous experimentation. Scientific investigation has not found evidence of key concepts involved in TCM such as Qi, so the practice of TCM is at best pseudo-scientific, at worse unethical and fraudulent. 

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However, many people still claim that TCM provides a variety of health benefits. This could be attributed to the placebo effect: the medicine only works because the patient believes it works. Another possible explanation is that the perceived improvement in physical well-being is caused by the patient making healthier lifestyle choices, such as exercising more, or buying healthier foods. If the patient happens to be taking TCM at the same time, they might mistakenly attribute the benefit to TCM.
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I would call mental peace and feeling better is a form of treatment regardless of whether or not its technically a placebo effect. That being said, Artemisinin is found in traditional herbs and is an effective medicine that is still the leading cure used for malaria.