Wan's 3E Method of Clinical Chinese Medicine
"E"asy · "E"conomical · "E"ffective
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The Wan's 3E Method is characterized by its simplicity and its straight forward and direct approach. The three "E's" stand for the three basic principles underpinning this method, namely: “Easy”, “Economical” and “Effective”.
The first principle (Easy) - states that treating a condition becomes easy when it is based on clear and full understanding of the nature of the body-mind and the arising condition. Clear discernment and understanding of the human condition leads to the correct therapy.
The second principle (Economical) - refers to economy of practice by using less to achieve more (i.e., fewer needles, smaller prescriptions, shorter and fewer treatments etc.). After many years of evaluation of diverse Chinese medical practices Grandmaster Wan deduced that using only a few needles is more effective and significantly shortens treatment time as well as overall duration.
The third principle (Effective) - simply implies that it actually works. In other words, that the method has an inherent potency that is not dependent on the patient’s and/or practitioner’s faith in the outcome (also called the placebo effect that can sometimes be triggered even if sugar pills or sham acupuncture is given). After all, faith based medicine is not scientific, whereas true Chinese Medicine should be based on precise scientific observations, reasoning and methodology. Grandmaster Wan always maintained that a true treatment method, when applied correctly, should always work irrespective of belief or faith, just like fire burns whether one believes in it or not. Consequently, once the problem is diagnosed accurately and the correct treatment is employed, effective practice results from fully integrating and utilizing all available resources (i.e our discernment and understanding, our treatment skills and available physical resources) to achieve the desired outcome within an optimal time frame.
