Status and prospect of international standardization of TCM diagnosis

Ping Wu; Jing Li; Hai-Xia Yan; Rui Guo; Yi Lv; Yi-Qin Wang

doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2021.105746

Status and prospect of international standardization of TCM diagnosis

Pharmacol Res. 2021 Sep:171:105746. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2021.105746. Epub 2021 Jun 26.

Authors

Ping Wu¹, Jing Li², Hai-Xia Yan³, Rui Guo³, Yi Lv¹, Yi-Qin Wang⁴

Affiliations

¹ Shanghai University of traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
² Institute of TCM International Standardization, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China; Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203,China.
³ Shanghai University of traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Health Identification and Assessment, Shanghai 201203, China.
⁴ Shanghai University of traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Health Identification and Assessment, Shanghai 201203, China. Electronic address: wangyiqin2380@vip.sina.com.

PMID: 34186191
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2021.105746

Abstract

The present study aimed to review the current status and development of international standards in the domain of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) diagnosis. Moreover, the roles and relevant work of different organizations in developing such standards were explored, and the difficulties and challenges encountered were analyzed. The study further elaborated on the approaches to establish a complete set of international standards on TCM diagnosis. It also provided a promising solution for the development of international standards on TCM diagnosis.

Keywords: International standardization; TCM diagnosis.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Diagnosis
Humans
Internationality
Medicine, Chinese Traditional / methods
Medicine, Chinese Traditional / standards*