隨著時代的發展，人類的疾病亦隨著變化，中醫藥發展已遍布世界各地，激起一股全球響應的「中醫熱」，此熱對於馬來西亞亦同，馬來西亞中醫藥發展至今面臨許多問題，本文將展開論述。本文除了回顧前人文獻以外，並從中醫教育比較與實地考察及問卷做調查，以探討馬來西亞中醫藥發展史。馬來西亞與中醫藥發展的淵源深遠，從鄭和傳入中醫藥到馬來西亞至馬來西亞政府2016年立法以後都表現著馬來西亞中醫藥的發展，中醫藥的藥食同源說融入馬來西亞民眾飲食以外，更隨著立法的因素，馬來西亞中醫藥教育將邁入正規教育，即中醫藥在馬來西亞未來發展會更嚴謹。
As time passed by, human diseases had also changed, and the development of Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) had spread all over the world. This spread had provoked a global response to the “Chinese medicine fever.”This fever also occurred in Malaysia. The development of traditional Chinese medicine in Malaysia we faced with many problems,which we discussed in this thesis. In addition to reviewing the previous literature, this article investigated the comparison of TCM education by field surveys and questionnaires to explore the current status of TCM development in Malaysia. The origins of and Chinese medicine development in Malaysia we far-reaching. From the introduction of Chinese medicine by Zheng He to the 2016 legislation by the Malaysian government, along process of development of Malaysian Chinese medicine was demonstrated step by step. The homologue of Chinese medicine had also been integrated into the diet of Malaysian people. As a result of legislation, Malaysian Chinese medicine education has entered formal education, that is, the future development of Chinese medicine in Malaysia will be more rigorous.
