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Chinese medicine was born in primitive society, and the theory of Chinese medicine was basically formed in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and was summarized and developed in past dynasties. In addition, it has a far-reaching influence on the countries in the cultural circle of Chinese characters, such as Japanese medicine, Korean medicine, Korean medicine and Vietnamese oriental medicine, which are all developed on the basis of Chinese medicine.

Traditional Chinese medicine bears the experience and theoretical knowledge of ancient people in China in fighting diseases. It is a medical theoretical system gradually formed and developed through long-term medical practice under the guidance of ancient naive materialism and spontaneous dialectics.

Based on the theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements, TCM regards the human body as the unity of qi, shape and spirit, and explores the etiology, nature and location of diseases by means of "looking, listening and asking", and analyzes the pathogenesis and changes of viscera, meridians, joints, qi and blood and body fluid.

Judging the growth and decline of pathogenic factors, we can get the name of the disease and summarize the syndrome types. According to the principle of syndrome differentiation and treatment, the treatment methods of "sweating, vomiting, diarrhea, harmony, warming, clearing away heat, tonifying and eliminating" are formulated, and the treatment methods of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, massage, cupping, qigong and dietotherapy are used to achieve the harmony of yin and yang and restore health.

Since the late Qing Dynasty, China has been invaded by western powers, and its national fortune has been weakened. Traditional Chinese medicine is caught in the dispute of keeping or abolishing. The same is true of Japanese medicine and Korean medicine, both of which belong to China's medical system.