title: [Establishing a concise disease-syndrome differentiation and treatment system--the primary work for the modernization of Chinese medicine].
abstract: The priority of the modernization of Chinese medicine at present is the standardization of Chinese medicine practice, including syndrome differentiation, disease diagnosis, standardized therapeutic program, etc. For this reason, the primary work is to establish a concise disease-syndrome differentiation and treatment system (CDSDTS) under the guidance of Chinese medicine theory, holding the core advantages and effectiveness of Chinese medicine, and aiming at creating a simplified theoretical and practical program facilitating for operation and spreading. It is not a mere simplification or careless reduction, but a normalized program of treatment according to the essence of Chinese medicine. Although the therapeutic effect might be somewhat lost, it can be widely approved, thereby, it would make contributions for the inheritance and development of Chinese medicine.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Neurology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou.
authors.forename: En-Li
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Ye-Feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000379:methods*; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal