[Exploration into methodology of integrative medicine and its development tendency]

In the article, through exploring the methodology of integrative medicine and its development tendency, the authors pointed out that the pattern of combining disease and syndrome is the basic method for clinical or experimental research of integrative medicine, to conduct researches on function and structure in combination is the key point of integrative medical research. The thoughts and ways of evidence-based medicine (EBM) should be widely applied in integrative medicine, and to improve the clinical effect should be taken as the breakthrough. To establish a dynamic connecting and comprehensive thinking mode as well. They also pointed out that to integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine is the necessity for the development of society and science. More achievements of integrative medicine are expectable in future.