Chinese medicine is divided into several schools.

Chinese medicine is divided into seven schools.

According to different classification standards, TCM schools can have different classification methods. According to the historical period, Chinese medicine schools can be divided into the following seven categories:

There were three schools in ancient times: Bian Que School, Huangdi School and Bai School. These are the first three schools, which represent the ancient understanding and practice of human physiology, pathology and diagnosis and treatment.

Typhoid fever school: represented by Zhang Zhongjing, it mainly studies exogenous diseases, puts forward the differentiation of six meridians and medical syndromes, and compiles Treatise on Febrile Diseases, which is the first classic work in China to systematically discuss the principles and methods of diagnosis and treatment of exogenous diseases.

Spleen and Stomach School: With Li Dongyuan as the representative, it mainly studies internal injury diseases and emphasizes the important role of spleen and stomach function in human health, and compiles Spleen and Stomach Theory, which is the first classic work in China devoted to the study of spleen and stomach theory and clinical application.

Ziyin School: The representative figure is Li Shizhen, who mainly studies diseases caused by yin deficiency, puts forward the therapeutic principles of nourishing yin, promoting fluid production and clearing fire, and compiles Compendium of Materia Medica, which is the first classic work in China to comprehensively summarize the medicinal properties and usage of drugs.

Febrile disease school: represented by Wu Youke, mainly aimed at epidemic febrile diseases in Ming and Qing dynasties, he put forward the dialectical method of febrile diseases and the treatment principle of clearing away heat and toxic materials, and compiled Treatise on Febrile Diseases, which is the first classic work in China devoted to the theory and clinical application of febrile diseases.

Danxi School: represented by Chen, it mainly emphasizes the flexibility and individualization of syndrome differentiation and treatment, puts forward Danxi Heart Method and Syndrome Differentiation and Strange Method, and compiles Danxi Heart Method, which is the first classic work in China devoted to the thought and method of TCM diagnosis.

Classic Prescription School: represented by Ye, it mainly advocates returning to classics, attaches importance to the study and application of ancient medical books such as Neijing and Treatise on Febrile Diseases, and compiles Ye Medical Records, which is the first classic work in China that systematically summarizes the theory and clinical application of classic prescriptions.

Academic school: represented by Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is mainly devoted to the collation, inheritance and development of TCM theories, especially the use of modern scientific means to study TCM theories and the compilation of standardized teaching materials such as Basic Theories of TCM, which is the main way to train TCM talents in the contemporary era.