中文摘要：

体质分类研究既探讨了个体的差异性又辨识了群体的趋同性,将人的体质按照一定的标准分成若干类型,是体质研究的重中之重,在世界医学领域里一直是一个共同关注的话题。文章回顾了历年来古今中外具有代表性的体质分类研究,探讨了不同体质分类研究的理论依据、体质分型等,并且总结了作为体质分类辨识工具的体质量表开发、应用现状。此外,还阐述了中医体质分类研究当前的不足之处及相应的解决措施,并对中医体质分类研究将来的发展方向提出了具体的建议。

英文摘要：

The constitution classification, which has been the priority and focus in the area of con- stitution research, not only explored the diversity but also recognized the similarity of individual constitutions. This paper reviewed the representative studies of constitution classification both ancient and modern, domestic and abroad over the past years. It also discussed the theoretical basis and constitution typing from different studies of constitution classification. In addition, it summarized the development and application of constitution scale which is the identification tool of constitution classification. Furthermore, this paper pointed out the limitations and implications in the study on traditional Chinese medicine constitution classification as well as the corresponding solutions to the future development in this research field.