At the beginning of the 20th century, Weng Quanhai, a descendant of the famous 'Menghe Medical School', draws on the strengths of all the medical schools to protect and develop Traditional Chinese Medicine. As he leaves his hometown for Shanghai to embark on his inherited career. After some turbulent twists and turns, he eventually becomes a famous doctor in Shanghai with noble medical ethics and exquisite medical skills. His celebrated path takes a severe turn when in 1929, the National Government passes a Repeal Act on Traditional Chinese Medicine. Weng Quanhai, furious about this legislative ban is subsequently elected as the representative of all Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctors to protest the Act. His reputation and fame grow even further. But transformation is ever present. Facing the fall of Shanghai, Weng Quanhai actively participates in the anti-Japanese war, making ever greater contribution to the protection of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 期待已久的剧，看了前两集，非常失望。。看完第一集后，来自中医人的评价。没有专业基础打底的职业剧，都是耍流氓。原来玛丽苏这种东西是不分年龄的。老中医剧情非常片面，内容非常危害老百姓！。哪泥？这剧连我“爸爸”都看不下去了？！。这部戏不行 浪费了这么多好演员。漏洞百出老中医。中药每一味都有药理实验，毒副作用。中医有大量你们喜欢的随机对照实验，可是那又怎么样。一味贬低或者过誉其实都是迷信。 《老中医》以1927年—1946年间的上海为背景，讲述江苏常州孟河医派传人翁泉海闯荡上海滩，倾尽一生致力于中医文化的保护与传承的故事。该剧旨在以小人物经历体现大历史格局，来展现传统中医文化的无穷魅力，以及中医传承数千年，且历久弥新的强大生命力，讴歌了中国人民在传统文化的滋养下，坚韧不拔、勤劳守信、宽厚仁爱、不畏强权的民族精神特质。
