影片通过美国替代医学从业者鲁思·麦凯蒂（Ruth McCarty）的视角，探索中医在美国的处境。影片以鲁思的个人经历为主线，讲述了她关怀患有疑难病症的儿童，并努力在西医领域为自己的疗法找到立足之地的故事。 This film explores the situation of traditional Chinese medicine in the United States from the perspective of an American alternative medicine practitioner, Ruth McCarty. Centering around Ruth's personal experiences, the film tells the story of how she cares for children with difficult - to - diagnose illnesses and strives to find a place for her treatment approach in the field of Western medicine.