Zhuoling Cai

Zhuji Dongbaihu Health Center., Zhuji, 311800, China
Author    Correspondence author
International Journal of Clinical Case Reports, 2024, Vol. 14, No. 1   doi: 10.5376/ijccr.2024.14.0003
Received: 09 Jan., 2024    Accepted: 16 Feb., 2024    Published: 10 Mar., 2024

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Cai Z.L., 2024, Analysis of the basic principles and methods of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine, International Journal of Clinical Case Reports, 14(1): 23-30 (doi: 10.5376/ijccr.2024.14.0003)

Integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine is an interdisciplinary field of Chinese and Western medicine, and it is also a work policy of Chinese medical and health industry. Integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine originated from clinical practice and gradually evolved into an academic system with clear development goals and unique methodology. Integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine is of great significance in today's medical care, utilizing the advantages of both traditional Chinese and Western medicine to provide more comprehensive and personalized medical services. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes a holistic approach and dialectical treatment, while Western medicine focuses mainly on scientific methods and drug treatment. Integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine can comprehensively apply these two methods to diagnose and treat diseases more accurately and improve treatment effectiveness. This review aims to explore the basic principles and methods of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine, combined with relevant diagnosis and treatment cases, in order to provide direction for the development of integrated Chinese and Western medicine.

Traditional Chinese and Western medicine; Basic principle; Diagnosis and treatment methods; Application area