From the perspective of illness narrative, this article explores how a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner interprets the experience of illness, rebuilds her life world and conducts medical practice guided by the holistic concept in traditional Chinese medicine philosophy, and using the method of illness narrative and narrative medicine. Furthermore, this article discusses the mutual construction and effects of the holistic concept and the anthropological method of illness narrative and narrative medicine. The holistic concept provides a localized perspective for illness narrative and narrative medicine. It also contributes to the Chinese ideological resources of anthropology and modern medicine. Illness narrative and narrative medicine deepens the holistic concept in traditional Chinese medicine and supplements its methodology in practice.