Chinese medicine are developed over years by observing nature and translated those observations to the human body. The Chinese Medicine ways of healing and resolve disharmonies in the body do work. It has a track record of positive results for centuries. However, it remains largely unknown in the West.
Even today, Chinese practitioners don't use Western words like fever, pneumonia, or cancer to describe illness. Instead, they use words that reflect nature, like heat, dampness, and dryness.