Review of the Application of Blockchain Technology in Traditional Chinese Medicine Field

Abstract

The concept of blockchain has received a lot of attention and research since it was first proposed in 2008. With the popularization and development of blockchain technology, its huge development opportunities in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) have gradually revealed. This article studies the development path and technical characteristics of blockchain, analyzes the current research status of application of blockchain technology in medical field. It also summarizes the application and future research directions of blockchain technology in four typical TCM fields: TCM big data safe storage, Chinese medicine traceability, TCM electronic medical record privacy protection, TCM cloud health system and wearable devices. It is hoped that this paper can provide useful reference for relevant research.