Thoughts on the Integration,Inheritance,and Innovative Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Plateau Region
- VernacularTitle:高原地区中医药的融合传承与创新发展思考
- Author:
Wei ZHOU
1
;
Yongqiang ZHOU
;
Zhexin NI
;
Zhixing WANG
;
Tiantian XIA
;
Yue GAO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Plateau; Traditional Chinese medicine; Tibetan medicine; The integration and inheritance; Innovative development
- From: World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;27(4):918-923
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: To promote the high-quality development of healthcare in the highland areas and to enable traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)to make a more prominent contribution to the healthcare of the people in these areas,it is imperative to clarify the roles of TCM in the formation of the healthcare system in the past and present,as well as the direction of innovative development of TCM in the plateau in the future.To this end,this paper first systematically reviews the literature to summarize the influence of TCM on the cultural background,theoretical framework,and practical system of Tibetan medicine during its origin,development,and maturation;then,through the example of typical cases,it elaborates on the direct practical applications of TCM in the prevention and treatment of a series of highland diseases from the perspectives of pathogenesis,therapeutic principles,unique drugs,and techniques;finally,it deeply reflects on a series of problems restricting the integration,inheritance,and innovative development of TCM in the highland areas and puts forward targeted suggestions to enable TCM to serve and safeguard the health of people living in the plateaus better together with the local ethnic medicine.
