This is a very interesting topic.. sorry to type in English.
Thank you Sunny for your informative writeup on the development of Chinese medicine in China.
I believe a good Chinese doctor can do wonders, but the question is how do you know who to believe. A piece of paper does not mean much, but without a certificate it is even harder to measure the knowledge of a "doctor".
Have you heard of ¥_¨Ê¦P¤¯°ó? I visited it as part of a tour. A doctor was made available to check out any tourist who wanted to be checked out. He basically checked the pulse, looked at the tongue and eyes, asked a couple of questions, then prescribed pills made of Chinese medicine. The entire process took about 5 minutes per person. What do you think of that?