Thinking of study on secondary development of major traditional Chinese medicine varieties based on system theory.
- Author:
Xu-Dong CHENG
;
Xiao-Bin JIA
;
Liang FENG
;
Jun JIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Biomedical Research;
Drug Discovery;
methods;
Humans;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
methods;
Pharmacology
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2013;38(24):4369-4374
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The secondary development of traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) is an important content of TCM modernization process, as well as an important path for developing new TCM drugs. Under the guidance of the system theory, in response to the lack of the overall guideline and practical methods for the secondary development of TCMs at present, we introduced the overall thought of the secondary development of major TCM varieties, as well as the roles and contents of clinical research, pharmacology and pharmaceutics in the process of the secondary development of major TCM varieties, so as to provide systematic strategies and methods for the development of major TCM varieties.
