The specific diagnosis and treatment technology of folk traditional Chinese medicine has the advantages of simplicity， convenience， good effect and low cost， but it is very difficult to verify the safety and effectiveness one by one due to a large number of the technologies and uncertain quality control. Therefore， it's necessary to scientifically and objectively select the folk traditional Chinese medicine specific diagnosis and treatment technologies before evaluation. This study was conducted to clarify the concept and its connotation of the folk traditional Chinese medicine specific diagnosis and treatment technologies， construct the screening index system， develop the experts database， and select the technologies. On the basis of literature review， expert interview and questionnaire survey， the index system of five primary indicators including safety， effectiveness， specific advantages， genera-lizability and maturity， and corresponding 22 secondary indicators has been developed for selecting folk traditional Chinese medicine specific diagnosis and treatment technologies， so as to support further clinical evaluation， wide application and service capacity improvement in traditional Chinese medicine.