The contraindication of traditional Chinese medicine（TCM） penetrates into every corner of the life process

and it is manifested in many aspects such as physiology

pathology

diagnosis

treatment

therapeutic principles and methods

and prescription and pharmacy

opening another path for research and development of TCM. The contraindications of TCM are emerging disciplines of clinical basic medicine in TCM. It is necessary to equally emphasize appropriate and contraindication reconstructing clinical thinking patterns

and to use contraindication connotation to promote health preserving and clinical medicine.