Research progress of traditional Chinese medicine diagnostic methods
As a component of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)syndrome differentiation,the diagnostic methods are the important basis for TCM diagnosis of diseases.A large number of clinical observations have proved that when the health status of the human body changes,its tongue color,pulse,and other signs will also change,which suggests that the TCM diagnostic methods have great reference value for the occurrence,development,and prognosis of the disease.Therefore,the authors summarized the research progress of common and characteristic TCM diagnostic methods by referring to relevant literature,and discussed the existing problems and development directions of TCM diagnostic methods,so as to further promote the clinical development and internationalization of diagnostic methods.