Discussion on discipline of herbalism.
10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20230927.101
- Author:
Ying-Zhan YANG
1
;
Bing LI
1
;
Jia-Lun WANG
1
;
Zi-Ling ZENG
1
;
Wei ZHANG
1
;
Hua-Min ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700, China.
- Publication Type:Systematic Review
- Keywords:
connotation and extension;
discipline concept;
herbalism;
materia medica;
traditional Chinese pharmacy
- MeSH:
China;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
Herbal Medicine;
Materia Medica;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Technology
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2023;48(23):6519-6525
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Since the emergence of the term "materia medica", scholars have proposed different opinions on its concept. This term has been used to refer to traditional Chinese medicines, or medical books, or traditional pharmacology. Due to the differences in the concept of materia medica, scholars also have controversies about the concept of herbalism. Herbalism is usually understood as traditional Chinese pharmacology. After years of evolution, the term "herbalism" has now possessed the characteristics of an independent discipline, which can be defined as an applied basic discipline that comprehensively utilizes traditional and modern technological methods to study the formation, development, and changes of traditional pharmacology and reveal the basic theories and application laws of traditional medicine. At present, the research content of herbalism mainly includes three aspects: materia medica history, materia medica literature, and traditional pharmacology. This study explores the disciplinary concepts and main research content of herbalism based on a systematic review of the literature about the concepts of materia medica and herbalism, with the aim of attracting more attention to promote the establishment and development of the discipline of herbalism.
