Can online consultation replace in-person treatment?

It is advisable to have a face-to-face consultation, and internet consultation is not a substitute for face-to-face treatment. Medical diagnosis or treatment is a rigorous discipline that requires comprehensive collection of the patient’s symptoms and signs and necessary examinations, including the tongue and pulse, and the actual medication or advice without in-person physical examination through internet descriptions alone is irresponsible to the patient and violates the relevant regulations of the Ministry of Health. It is true that Chinese herbal soup is less tasty, but the prescription is flexible. The Chinese medicine is convenient to take, but the ingredients are fixed, and the prescription cannot be adjusted flexibly with the progress of the diagnosis and treatment, so it cannot be well suited to the needs of the disease, which is its inherent drawback.