The potential of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) for disease treatment and health enhancement has been actively pursued over the recent decades. This review first provides a general introduction about natural EMFs and related biological effects. Then the recent progress on the EMF treatment of some common diseases (such as cancer, diabetes, wound healing and neurological diseases, etc.) has been carefully reviewed and summarized. Yet, the blindness on the selection of therapeutic EMF parameters still hinders the broad application of EMF therapy. Moreover, the unclear mechanism of EMF function and poor reproducibility of experimental results also remain big challenges in the field of bioelectromagnetics. Bionics is a useful methodology that gains inspiration from nature to serve human life and industry. We have discussed the feasibility of applying bionic approach on the selection of therapeutic EMFs, which is based on the findings of natural EMFs. Finally, we advocate that the detailed information of EMFs and biological samples should be thoroughly recorded in future research and reported in publications. In addition, the publication of studies with negative results should also be allowed.

近几十年来，人们一直在积极地探索电磁场（EMF）在疾病治疗和健康改善方面的潜力。这篇综述首先提供了有关自然EMF和相关生物学效应的一般介绍。然后是EMF治疗某些常见疾病（例如癌症，糖尿病，伤口愈合和神经系统疾病等）的最新进展。）已进行了仔细的审查和总结。然而，对治疗性EMF参数选择的盲目性仍然阻碍了EMF治疗的广泛应用。此外，EMF功能的机理不清楚和实验结果的可重复性差，在生物电磁学领域仍然是巨大的挑战。仿生学是一种有用的方法，可以从自然界中汲取灵感，为人类的生活和工业服务。我们已经讨论了基于天然EMF的发现将仿生方法应用于治疗性EMF选择的可行性。最后，我们主张在未来的研究中应彻底记录EMF和生物样品的详细信息，并在出版物中进行报告。此外，也应允许发表阴性结果的研究。