Formulation and consideration of World Health Organization international classification of traditional medicine.

In the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), the World Health Organization included traditional medicine disorders and patterns originated from ancient Chinese medicine that are commonly used in China, Japan, Korea and elsewhere around the world. For the first time, a chapter on traditional medicine was incorporated, which has completely changed the status quo on the lack of information on traditional medicine and health statistics in the ICD. In this study, we systematically analyzed the background, structure, content and characteristics of the Traditional Medicine chapter, with focus on its positive effects on promoting the development and utilization of Traditional Chinese Medicine worldwide.