The TCM therapy is a district-level intangible cultural heritage that branches from TCM orthopedic therapy. Combining topical folk herbal remedies that were handed down for generations in Pingtan with meridian acupuncture techniques, the therapy is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, lumbar disc herniation, and cervical spondylosis.

Excellent approach, remarkable curative effect, and profound history pushed the therapy into the mainstream. In 2019, "Shidewu TCM External Application Therapy" was approved as a Traditional Chinese Medicine Intangible Culture Heritage itemin Pingtan.