Not sure you should reject TCM categorically. That's where we got statins from. You dont even need an Rx to lower cholesterol, just use red yeast rice - works a charm and even has the same side effects.
and ephedrine..
I don't put much stock in the reasons behind why a lot of TCM works, but dismissing the whole thing out of hand is folly, because essentially you are saying plants have no medicinal value and massage is a waste of time.
I would push for more scientific rigour within TCM to come up with better models of why some of this stuff works instead, which to the best of my understanding isn't even a particularly controversial statement in many TCM circles.
https://www.nature.com/articles/nrd1112#:~:text=In%201978%2C....
https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements-red-yeast-rice/...
It's a shame the origin is missing from that wikipedia page.