title: [A perspective of developing syndrome diagnostic criteria based on syndrome factors and combination of disease in modern medicine system and syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine system].
abstract: Syndrome differentiation treatment is the traditional model of diagnosis and treatment of diseases in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). To establish scientific diagnostic criteria of TCM syndrome is one of the key points in TCM study. In this paper, the basic models of the relevant diagnostic criteria of TCM syndrome and existed problems were reviewed. The authors pointed out the advantages of establishing diagnostic criteria of TCM syndrome based on TCM syndrome factors and combination of disease in Western medicine system and TCM syndrome, in which not only the characteristics of the disease in Western medicine were considered, but also the complexity and flexibility of syndrome identification and convenient application in clinical practice were resolved. The basic model and frame of the above diagnostic criteria and the procedures and methods used in developing the diagnostic criteria were also described and discussed.
authors.forename: Tian-fang
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Cai-feng
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: DU
authors.forename: Qing-guo
authors.initials: QG
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiu-yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Zhi-yu
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Xiao-lin
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Hua-liang
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.forename: Li-li
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Chun-guang
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Wen-jie
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000379:methods*; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal