Abstract: Goals of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) include precision, accuracy, and recognition by clinical practice. Establishment of a diagnosis and treatment system that closely conforms to the principle-method-recipe-medicines system and derivation of an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan should be considerations of TCM. Artificial intelligence research based on computer technology is one of the effective ways to solve this problem. In the research of intelligent diagnosis path, reflecting the characteristics of the overall view and dialectical treatment of TCM such as “Combination of four diagnostic methods” “overall examination” “combination of disease and syndrome” and “treatment individualized to patient, season and locality” are key for successful research of artificial intelligence in TCM diagnosis or recognition by clinical practice.