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What the research actually shows zhèng jù · 研究到底说了什么

Being honest about the evidence is part of understanding TCM. The picture is uneven: it is not "all disproven", and it is not "all proven".

Some areas have a substantial trial literature with mixed results — acupuncture for chronic pain and for chemotherapy-related nausea are the two most studied. Others have very little. Risk of bias, blinding difficulties and publication bias are recurring problems in the field, and a single positive trial is not enough to change practice in any branch of medicine.

如实看待证据，是理解中医的一部分。实际情况并不均匀：既不是"全被推翻"，也不是"全部证实"。

有些领域已有相当数量的试验而结果不一——针灸用于慢性疼痛、以及用于化疗相关恶心，是研究最多的两项。另一些领域则证据极少。偏倚风险、盲法困难与发表偏倚是该领域反复出现的问题；在医学的任何分支里，单个阳性试验都不足以改变临床实践。

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