Research on Constitution of Chinese Medicine and Implementation of Translational Medicine

• Published in: Chinese journal of integrative medicine Vol. 21; no. 5; pp. 389 - 393
• Main Author: 王济 王停 李英帅 郑燕飞 李玲孺 王琦
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing Chinese Association of Traditional and Western Medicine 01.05.2015
• Subjects: Academic Exploration; Biomedical Research; Humans; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Syndrome; Translational Medical Research; United States; United States Public Health Service; 中国医学; 中国医药; 临床实践; 临床应用; 公共卫生; 基础医学; 宪法; 转化; United States; constitution of Chinese medicine; translational medicine; implementation
• ISSN: 1672-0415; 1993-0402
• DOI: 10.1007/s11655-014-2019-8

Translational medicine is a new concept presented in recent decades, the core of which is to build a bridge between basic medical research and clinical application. From the beginning of constitution of Chinese medicine, clinical application has been given priority. Therefore, the idea of translational medicine is fully demonstrated in the research into the three key scientific problems of ＂classification of constitution of Chinese medicine＂, ＂relationship between constitution and disease＂ and ＂adjustment of constitution＂. Under its guidance, not only was the systematic theory of constitution of Chinese medicine established, but also the Constitution of Chinese Medicine Scale and the Standards of Classification and determination of Constitution of Chinese Medicine were developed, which translates methods of classifying the nine constitutional types into guidance for prevention of disease, management of health and clinical application. The research findings of constitution of Chinese medicine have been applied in clinical practice and public health, establishing the diagnosis and treatment model of constitution-disease-syndrome differentiation. The nationwide application of constitution differentiation has shown good effect. In the future, constitution of Chinese medicine should strengthen the evidence-based research and multi-disciplinary cooperation, and establish a research team on comprehensive constitution of Chinese medicine and translational medicine, to translate the findings into clinical practice and public health more accurately and quickly.