Economy is an important foundation for the development of education, and education is an important guarantee for economic development. Based on the relationship between education and economy, this paper analyzes the relationship between traditional Chinese medicine education and traditional Chinese medicine economy, and grasps the characteristics of their mutual connection, that is, traditional Chinese medicine economy has a strong role in promoting traditional Chinese medicine education. The development of traditional Chinese medicine education is an important guarantee for the economic development of traditional Chinese medicine. In order to promote the sustainable development of traditional Chinese medicine economy and education, it is suggested to promote the sustainable development of traditional Chinese medicine economy and education from five aspects: international exchange of traditional Chinese medicine, inheritance and innovation of traditional Chinese medicine, integrated education of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, standardization construction of traditional Chinese medicine, and traditional culture education of traditional Chinese medicine It will continue to develop.