Status and prospect of international standardization of TCM diagnosis.

The present study aimed to review the current status and development of international standards in the domain of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) diagnosis. Moreover, the roles and relevant work of different organizations in developing such standards were explored, and the difficulties and challenges encountered were analyzed. The study further elaborated on the approaches to establish a complete set of international standards on TCM diagnosis. It also provided a promising solution for the development of international standards on TCM diagnosis. This paper reviews the current situation of international standards of TCM diagnostics, and puts forward reasonable suggestions for the system construction and future application of such standards. [Display omitted] [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]