Origin: 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 it 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 traditional Chinese medicine, Korean medicine, Korean medicine and Vietnamese oriental medicine, all of which are developed on the basis of Chinese medicine.

Based on the theory of yin-yang and five elements, Chinese medicine regards the human body as the unity of qi, form and spirit. Through the method of "seeing, hearing and asking", it explores the cause, nature and location of the disease, analyzes the changes of pathogenesis of viscera, meridians, joints, qi and blood and body fluid, judges the rise and fall of evil, and then obtains the name of the disease, summarizes the syndrome types, and formulates the principle of "sweating and body fluid" on the basis of syndrome differentiation and treatment.

Humanistic factors: On the basis of pre-Qin Taoism, TCM began to explain human physiology with Yin-Yang and Five Elements, and "medical workers", gold needles and bronze keys appeared.

Zhang Zhongjing, a famous physician, appeared in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He has long known the "eight cardinal principles" (yin and yang, exterior and interior, deficiency and excess, cold and heat) and summed up the "eight methods".

Hua Tuo is famous for his mastery of surgery and anesthesia, and he also founded the "Five Birds Play" of fitness gymnastics.

In the Tang Dynasty, Sun Simiao summarized the theories and experiences of his predecessors and collected more than 5,000 prescriptions for treatment based on syndrome differentiation. Because of his highest medical ethics, he was honored as the "King of Medicine".

During the Song Dynasty, the government of the Song Dynasty established Hanlin Medical College, and the medical discipline was almost complete, which unified the disorder of acupoints caused by copying in China and published the illustrated classics.

After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the school of febrile diseases appeared, which gradually replaced the school of classical Chinese medicine.

Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica, written at the end of Ming Dynasty, marked the decline of TCM pharmacology.

At the same time, both Mongolian medicine and Tibetan medicine are influenced by Chinese medicine. In North Korea, oriental medicine has also made great progress. For example, the Treasure of Oriental Medicine written by Xu Jun.