Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disease that severely impacts patients' quality of life. The diagnostic and therapeutic techniques for PD are improving due to the continuous advancement in medicine. This review summaries recent clinical research achievements in both traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and western medicine, as well as our team's clinical experiences, proposing that an integrated TCM and western medicine treatment approach is the optimal strategy for enhancing PD therapeutic outcomes and improving patients' quality of life. The integrated TCM and western medicine in the treatment of PD, including the Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture and traditional physical therapy, has unique advantages in the management of the whole course of PD, especially TCM plays an important role in early intervention, reducing the amount of western medicine and adverse reactions, improving non-movement symptoms, delaying the progress of the disease, and improving the quality of patients' life.