Traditional Chinese medicine (also known as TCM, simplified Chinese: 中医; traditional Chinese: 中医; pinyin: zhōngyī) includes a range of traditional medical practices originating in China. It is considered a Complementary or Alternative Medical system in much of the western world while remaining as a form of primary care throughout most of Asia.TCM practices include treatments such as herbal medicine, acupuncture, dietary therapy, Tui na and Shiatsu massage; often Qigong and Taiji are also strongly affiliated with TCM.TCM theory is extremely complex and originated thousands of years ago through meticulous observation of nature, the cosmos, and the human body. Major theories include those of Yin-yang, the Five Phases, the human body Channel system, Zang Fu organ theory, six confirmations, four layers, etc.0 RADITIONAL- CHINESE MEDICINE WITH A LONG HISTORY历史悠久的中国传统医学Traditional Chinese medicine ( TCM)has a history of several years. Its origin can be traced back to remote antiquity.In a long course of struggling against diseases, TCM evolved into a unique and integrated theoretical systcm of TCM. It is an important part of Chinese culture. More than 2,000 years ago, came out Huangdi's Classic on Medicine( Huang Di Nei jing ), which is the earliest medical classic extant in China. It consists of two parts—Basic Questions ( Su Wen ) and Miraculous Pivot( Ling Shu ), each comprising） nine volumes, each of which, in turn, contains nine chapters, totaling up to 162 chapters.The book gives a complete and systematic exposition to the following various subjects : the relationship between man and nature, the physiology and pathology of the human body, and the diagnosis, treatment and prevention ot diseases. It also uses the theories of yin-yang and the five elements to deal fully with the principles of treatment by 中医有着几千年的历史,起源可追溯至远古时代。
在长期与疾病的斗争中，中医演化并形成了一套独特且完整的理论体系。
2000多年前出现的《黄帝内经》是中国现存的最早医著。
它由《素问》和《灵枢》两部分组成。
每部分包含9卷，每卷又有9章，总计162章。
该书对人和自然的关系、人体的生理及病理、疾病的预防和诊治等方面进行了系统全面的说明。
同时它运用阴阳和五行理论全面阐述了因时、因地、因人而异辩证论治的原则并且表达了整体观念的思想即把人体看作一个整体，把人与其周围的环境看作一个整体。
这为中医理论的形成奠定了初步的基础。
继《黄帝内经》之后，东汉时期之前出现了《难经》。
该书涉及了中医的基础理论如生理、病理和疾病的诊治等。
它补充了《黄帝内经》的不足。
自此许多不同的学派及经典著作相继出现，各抒己见。
differentiation of syndromes (TDS) according to the climatic and seasonal conditions, geographical localities and individual constitution. Hence（ giving expression） to the holistic concept of taking the human body as an organic whole and taking the human body with the surrounding environment as the integrity. It laid a preliminary foundation for the theoretical formation of TCM. After Huangdi's Classic on Medicine another classic of medicine, Classic on Medical Problems ( Nan Jing ), was given birth to the world before the Eastern Han Dynasty. The book deals mainly with the basic theory of TCM, such as physiology, pathology, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and so on. It supplemented what Huangdi's Classic on Medicine lacked. From then on, many medical schools and various classics on medicine were brought into being in succession, each having its own strong points.Shen Nong's Herbal ( Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing ), also known as Classic on the Herbal (Ben Cao Jing ) or The Herbal ( Ben Cao ), is the earliest book on materiamedica in China, which appeared in about the Qin-Han Period with its authorship unknown. Not only does it list 365 medicinal item —among which 252 areherbs, 67 are animals, and 46 are minerals, but also divides them into three grades according to their different properties and effects. The book also gives a brief account of pharmacological theories—principal (jun ), adjuvant (chen ), assistant ( zuo ) and guide (shi ); harmony in seven emotions ( qi qing he he ), four properties of medicinal herbs ( si qi ) and five tastes of medicinal herbs ( wu wei ). 《神农本草》（亦称“本草经”或“本草”）是中国最早的药物学专著。
它出现于秦汉时期，作者不祥。
它不仅罗列了365种药物（其中草药252种，动物类药67种，矿物类药46种）而且依药物性质及功效的不同将其分为三个等级。
同时，该书简述了方剂的基本原则（君、臣、佐、使）和七情与药物的四气五味相和的原则。
In the Han Dynasty (3rd century 汉朝（公元前3世纪）的张AD ), Zhang Zhongjing, an outstanding physician, wrote Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases ( Shang Han Za Bing Lun ), which is divided into two books by later generations, one is entitled " Treatise onFebrile Diseases", ( Shang Han Lun ) , the other Synopsis ofPrescriptions of Golden Cabinet (Jin KuiYao Lue ) . The book established thepnriciple of TDS （Treatment ofDifferentiation Syndromes ；TechnicalData System 技术数据系统）, therebylaying a foundation for the developmentof clinical medicine.仲景是一位著名的医家，著有《伤寒杂病论》。