The modernization of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)theories is not only a prerequisite for the modernization of TCM but also a way to deal with the external environment and the difficulties of its development.The modernization of TCM is based on the premise of maintaining its own characteristics and advantages,and along with the progress of modern science and technology,the entire TCM has undergone new changes and improvements from theory to practice,and has become a scientific system with modern scientific level that adapts to the needs of the times.In the context of the unprecedented profound changes in contemporary TCM academics,this paper puts forward the definition of modernization of TCM theory and argues that the modernized theoretical system of TCM should main-tain originality to build the foundation of TCM inheritance,clarify the frontier of the discipline and establish the con-ceptual system,form an open network to be compatible with multi-disciplinary interaction,incorporate the falsifica-tion and establish self-renewal system,creatively transform and innovatively develop,and modernize the interpreta-tion and update the discourse system.
traditional Chinese medicine theorymodernization of traditional Chinese medicineoriginal thinking