TCM Internal Medicine

‌Department Overview

Established in 1957, the ‌Department ofTCM Internal Medicine

‌‌ is recognized as a national model unit for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in general hospitals and a leading demonstration TCM department in Shenzhen‌. It serves as the vice-chairman unit of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University’s TCM Specialist Alliance and operates the ‌Pulmonary Disease (Cough and Asthma) Clinic‌, designated as a Guangdong Provincial TCM Characteristic Specialty and a branch of the National Regional (South China) TCM Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Center‌. The team comprises senior physicians, mid-career experts, and young clinicians dedicated to evidence-based TCM practices‌.

‌Equipment Configuration‌

The department utilizes advanced TCM-specific devices, including:

●High-frequency vibration sputum expectoration apparatus

●Meridian flow therapy instrument‌

●Photon therapy device and moxibustion bed‌

●Low-frequency pulse iontophoresis instrument‌

●‌Technical Advantages and Services

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‌Clinical Expertise‌:

Specialized clinics for pulmonary diseases (e.g., bronchiectasis, asthma, COPD), cardiovascular disorders, diabetes, and musculoskeletal conditions, integrating ‌TraditionalTCM Internal Medicine‌‌ with modern diagnostics‌.

Over 20 TCM therapies: herbal formulations (oral/topical/intravenous), acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, and acupoint application (e.g., Sanfu/Sanjiu patches)‌.

‌Multidisciplinary Collaboration‌:

Joint programs with surgery, gynecology, and pediatrics departments to enhance TCM’s role in holistic care‌.

‌Research Achievements‌

‌Education‌: A postgraduate training site affiliated with ‌Hubei University of Chinese Medicine‌, having trained 16 master’s students‌.

‌Innovation‌: 13 national patents, 180+ peer-reviewed papers, and 50+ academic monographs published‌.