Research Progress on Traditional Chinese Medicine for Diabetic Foot

The diabetic foot is a common serious complication of diabetes.Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) treatment is a comprehensive treatment.From the overall concept,TCM treats the diabetic foot on the basis of stages and types with the principles of dialectical theory,it pay attention to the combination of internal treatment and external treatment,the combination of global and local,and the integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine.TCM treats both manifestation and root cause,and balances the asthenia and sthenia.The internal treatment mainly includes staging and typing,and the external treatment mainly includes Chinese herb washing and external application.Therefore,the flexible application of TCM and Chinese herbs improves the cure rate and effective rate of diabetic foot,and reduce the disability rate.