Inheritance and innovation of traditional Chinese medicinal authentication.
- Author:
Zhong-zhen ZHAO
;
Hu-biao CHEN
;
Pei-gen XIAO
;
Ping GUO
;
Zhi-tao LIANG
;
Fanny HUNG
;
Lai-lai WONG
;
Eric BRAND
;
Jing LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Drug Contamination;
prevention & control;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
chemistry;
standards;
Humans;
Materia Medica;
chemistry;
standards;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
standards;
Reference Standards
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2015;40(17):3385-3390
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Chinese medicinal authentication is fundamental for the standardization and globalization of Chinese medicine. The discipline of authentication addresses difficult issues that have remained unresolved for thousands of years, and is essential for preserving safety. Chinese medicinal authentication has both scientific and traditional cultural connotations; the use of scientific methods to elucidate traditional experience-based differentiation carries the legacy of Chinese medicine forward, and offers immediate practical significance and long-term scientific value. In this paper, a path of inheritance and innovation is explored through the scientific exposition of Chinese medicinal authentication, featuring a review of specialized publications, the establishment of a Chinese medicine specimen center and Chinese medicinal image databases, the expansion of authentication technologies, and the formation of a cultural project dedicated to the Compedium of Materia Medica.
