Research Article
Analysis of the Characteristics of Dominant Diseases in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Based on 95 Diseases
Table 3
Application of TCM external treatment in 95 dominant diseases of TCM.
| | Disease classification | Number of diseases | Number of optional TCM external therapies | Number of optional TCM external therapies/number of diseases |
| | Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | | Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | | Diseases of the circulatory system | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | | Diseases of the respiratory system | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | | Diseases of the ear and mastoid process | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | | Diseases of the nervous system | 12 | 46 | 3.83 | | Neoplasms | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | | Diseases of the genitourinary system | 14 | 47 | 3.36 | | Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | | Diseases of the digestive system | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | | Diseases of the eye and adnexa | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | | Certain infectious and parasitic diseases | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | | Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | | Mental and behavioral disorders | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | | Total | 95 | 354 | 3.73 |
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