The authors summarize Professor ZHU Zongyuan’s clinical thinking and methods. As for diagnosis and treatment mode

Prof. ZHU advocated integration of traditional and western medicine

differentiating disease first and then differentiating syndrome

as well as combination of differentiating disease and syndrome. Prof. ZHU’ s clinical thinking could be divided into 3 aspects. Chinese medicine guiding and Western medicine for reference means determining therapeutic method and prescription mainly by Chinese medicine disease and syndrome differentiation

at the same time

taking modern medical research result for reference. Taking Western medicine and using Chinese medicine means taking modern medicine etiology and pathogenesis as the entry point

after making reasonable interpretation by Chinese medicine traditional understanding

treatment and prescription are determined using Chinese medicine therapeutic method. Sometimes

herb pharmacological research result may be accepted to enhance the effect. Combination of Chinese and Western medicine means promoting the advantages of cognitive style

diagnose and treatment in both medical systems of Chinese and Western medicine

or even complementary combination

to achieve the goal of improving the clinical effect. Concrete clinical method could be divided into two processes

composing prescription（ main prescription

herb group and small dose） and changing herb dosage form（ changing herb dosage form to treat other diseases）.