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This paper firstly discusses the concept and manifestation of subhealth state,and reveals that the subhealth state is a low constitutional one between morbid state and health state.The manifestations of subhealth state include two cases,namely symptoms without positive lab or instrument examination results and tiny positive lab or instrument examination results without symptoms.In the diagnosis of subhealth state,traditional Chinese medicine comes down the traditional four diagnostic methods of which tongue-inspection,pulse-taking and complexion-inspection are particularly significant,and mainly makes use of etiological syndrome differentiation and differentiation of syndromes by zang-fu viscera.Traditional Chinese medicine has multifarious and effective therapeutic methods in the treatment of subhealth state,including Chinese herbs as well as acupuncture,massage,leading of Qi,food treatment and Qigong.Adjustment of emotion,regard of living,moderate work and rest,reasonable diet are important in the auxiliary treatment of subhealth state.In the new era,we should actively utilize the advantages of traditional Chinese medicine in the diagnosis and therapy of subhealth so as to contribute more to the health of people.