In addition, many Chinese people practice nei-tan ch'i-kung, or special breathing techniques, in order to regulate their respiration and stay healthy by balancing the forces of yin and yang.
而中西藥不同之處是：中藥最基礎的哲學是，維持身體的均衡，因此它的著眼點是人身體的全部，用藥時一方面能治病；另一方面也使身體能夠維持正常狀態，所以中國有句話是：「上醫醫人，下醫醫病。」