1. Early Life and Medical Turning Point

In 1975, Zhou entered Chongqing Normal University as an English major and later worked as an English teacher.

During this period, he suffered from a long-standing chronic gastrointestinal disorder that remained unresolved despite repeated treatment attempts.

In 1982, he began systematic self-study of TCM. Within a short period, he mastered a large number of classical formulas and reanalyzed his own condition through a multi-causal perspective, identifying multiple contributing factors such as constitutional weakness, liver constraint, and intestinal dysfunction. By applying an integrated herbal approach, he recovered after 12 doses of herbal medicine.

This experience became the foundation of his medical philosophy and his later emphasis on multi-causal treatment.

2. Clinical Career and International Experience

Zhou obtained his TCM practitioner qualification in 1989 and later achieved the level of attending TCM physician in 2008.

In October 2009, he established the Zhou Libo TCM Clinic in Renshou County, Sichuan, where he has engaged in long-term clinical practice.

He has also been invited to provide consultations at medical institutions across China, including Huangyan District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Taizhou, Zhejiang.

Around 2018, he established a TCM clinic overseas to explore the international application of TCM.

In 2019, he was invited to deliver academic lectures at overseas medical institutions and assist local TCM clinics with consultation on complex and difficult cases.

3. Theoretical Framework and Contributions

Over more than four decades of clinical work and research, Zhou developed a theoretical framework centered on Multi-Causal Logic, expanding traditional TCM beyond pattern-based diagnosis toward a model that emphasizes causal relationships in disease.

His framework highlights:

• diseases arise from multiple interacting factors rather than a single cause;
• multi-system disorders require coordinated, multi-dimensional intervention;
• health can be restored through systemic regulation and dynamic balance.

His key contributions include the Eight Dimensions and Forty-Nine Causative Factors, lifecycle-based disease classification, and the Five Laws of Multi-Causal Logic.

Together, these form a closed-loop multi-causal TCM framework integrating diagnosis, analysis, and treatment for complex diseases.

4. Clinical Focus and Characteristics

With over 40 years of clinical experience, Zhou specializes in:

• multi-system disorders;
• chronic diseases;
• complex and refractory conditions.

A defining feature of his clinical approach is the use of one integrated formula to address multiple coexisting conditions simultaneously, aiming at overall systemic regulation.

His clinical areas of focus include chronic pulmonary diseases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular conditions, infertility, inflammatory and immune-related disorders, as well as supportive and integrative care for patients during recovery.