The Role of Chinese Medicine in Chronic Diseases

Abstract

The course of chronic disease is long and the etiology is complex. With the development of society, the occurrence of chronic disease is gradually becoming younger and the incidence is getting higher and higher. At present, the prevention and control of chronic diseases are mainly palliatives, intervention lags behind other disadvantages. Society is paying more and more attention to the prevention and control of chronic diseases. Due to various factors, the quality of life of many chronic disease patients is significantly different. TCM has diversified ways, precise diagnosis, and treatment of syndrome differentiation thought and means of diagnosis and treatment, TCM technology and operability, has a unique role in health management, health care, and other aspects so TCM has an important significance in the prevention and control of chronic diseases. From the Angle of TCM prevention of chronic diseases, this paper expounds on the theory of TCM prevention of chronic diseases, the key points of attention, and the methods of TCM treatment of chronic diseases. It can be concluded from the literature that the combination of evidence-based treatment of TCM and modern medical technology can improve the condition of patients to some extent. If the theory of "treatment before treatment" of TCM is applied to public health management.