It is very fascinating to me to see that Chinese medicine dominate the healthcare in Hong Kong. Ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of medicine is at best just helping people from losing their hair or easing their bowel movement. For people how know about ayurveda, will endorse that it is a fairly advanced system of medicine. Similar story for therapautic massages, or say martial arts – Kalaripayyatu is far gone when Shaolin is venerated. I really do not want to get into the analysis of if one system was stronger than the other. But at a high level, I can say the counterparts in Chinese ancient body knowledge and of Indian are both nearly of the same merit. Then, how are Chinese methods surviving and thriving so well, making the Indian system envious.
If I am forced to explain that in one sentence – Colonisation happened before commercialisation in India and vice-versa in China.
I am hoping to research this area one level more and publish those thoughts. But think of it. The British came with their system of medicine (of other things) and the semi-literate (but well knowledgable) village doctor was discredited. Had this village doctor understood the concept of commercialisation, branding and scientific analysis of the product, he would have given a good run for the money to the new system.
While in China, the got colonised quite late and quite briefly. The system was better equipped to learn about the ‘ways of the white man’ and the body of medicine got institutionalised well to guard itself aganist the near annhilation from the western mode of medicine.
What say?
Wanndering - on foot and in spirit 
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