Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) may become a mainstream treatment worldwide, rather than a complementary alternative to standard therapies such as surgery and radiotherapy.

The world health assembly will launch the organization's 11th edition of the global medical program in 2019, incorporating information on traditional Chinese medicine, nature news reported on September 26. The global medical program, also known as the international statistical classification of diseases and related health problems (ICD), has an absolute global impact.

The ICD classifies thousands of diseases and diagnoses and determines the diagnosis and treatment process in more than 100 countries. It affects doctors' diagnoses, insurers' insurance coverage, epidemiologists' research and health officials' interpretation of statistics such as mortality rates.

Information on the newly included traditional Chinese medicine will be included in chapter 26 of the 11th edition of the global medical framework, which explains the classification system of traditional medicine and will be implemented by who member states in 2022.

The inclusion of traditional Chinese medicine in the who global medical programme is who's affirmation of the contribution of traditional Chinese medicine to human health. We look forward to the world health organization playing a greater role in promoting the revitalization and development of traditional medicine, including traditional Chinese medicine, giving full play to the existing advantages of traditional medicine and continuing to tap its potential advantages. We will make greater contribution to promoting human health, improving global health governance and realizing the vision of health for all.

The who representative in China, David schaeffer, said who recognized and valued the role of traditional medicine in national health systems and that "looking forward, traditional Chinese medicine will not only play a role in curing diseases, but also play a crucial role in ensuring human health".

So, how does the integration of TCM into the global medical program play a role in the development of TCM?

Traditional Chinese medicine is often labeled as "pseudoscience" by people, because the theoretical system of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine is different, the medicinal ingredients and mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine are not clear enough, and standardization and data cannot be achieved. Many theories cannot be observed by modern instruments, making people feel invisible. For example, critics of traditional Chinese medicine hold that there is no physiological evidence to prove the existence of "qi" or "meridian" at present, and there is not enough evidence to prove that traditional Chinese medicine treatment is effective.

In the context of the awkward position of complementary medicine for a long time, the development of traditional Chinese medicine is faced with too many restrictions and obstacles. Even in some hospitals of traditional Chinese medicine, due to the poor influence of traditional Chinese medicine, patients are reluctant to believe the clinical efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine, which will have a great impact on the development of traditional Chinese medicine.

The theory of traditional Chinese medicine is based on the overall concept of the three philosophical views of the unity of man and nature and the evidence-based view of syndrome differentiation and treatment and the similar view (fractal view) as the basis and core of the traditional Chinese medicine system. The basic theory of TCM theory mainly includes the theory of Yin and Yang five lines of fractal, hidden like five system theory, five six qi theory, qi jing said fluid theology, constitution theory, theory of etiology and pathogenesis theory and the theory of preserve one's health, said fractal channels and collaterals, etc., including viscera-state theory as the core, information - based on the theory of energy - matter, comprehensively systematically expounds the physiological and pathological phenomena of the body, and used to guide clinical diagnosis and treatment.

Now TCM is officially included in the global medical program, which is good news for TCM, a recognition of TCM by the world and an opportunity for TCM to prove itself to the world!