Trends for the development of traditional Chinese medicine in the digital & artificial intelligence era: Integration into daily wellness practices, smart digitalization, and globalization

Shengtian Hou

doi:10.54844/wsr.2025.1026

Authors

Shengtian Hou Faculty of Health and Wellness, City University of Macao

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54844/wsr.2025.1026

Keywords:

Traditional Chinese Medicine, Digital & AI Era×, Development Trend

Abstract

With the rapid development of science and technology, smart digitalization has become a salient feature of the current era. Against this backdrop, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), a treasure of the Chinese nation, is facing unprecedented development opportunities. The integration of TCM into daily wellness practices, its smart digitalization, and to go global in the digital & AI era not only conform to the trend of the times but are also inevitable choices for its inheritance, innovation, and development.

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