By summarizing the connotation and core value of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） culture， and considering the needs of ideological and political education of TCM majors， it is proposed that "medicine is an art of benevolence"， "the doctor should be benevolent" and "the great doctor is sincere" in TCM culture tell the most distinctive core medical quality， and "superior doctors can manage national diseases" is an ideological characteristic of TCM culture that can be integrated into the ideological and political education of TCM majors. At the same time， it is advocated to give full play to the function of ideological and political education of TCM majors that is integrated with TCM culture， especially emphasizing that "doctrine" is from the classics， and "change" occurs in the classroom， that is ideological and political education must continue to explore the cultural treasures of TCM in the classics and condense the treasures into students' thoughts in the classroom.