Development history of methodology of Chinese medicines' authentication.
- Author:
Ke-Li CHEN
;
Lin-Fang HUANG
;
Yi-Mei LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Chemistry, Pharmaceutical;
history;
methods;
Drug Contamination;
prevention & control;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
chemistry;
history;
pharmacology;
History, 20th Century;
History, 21st Century;
Quality Control
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2014;39(7):1203-1208
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This paper reviewed the emergence process of the subject and methodology of Chinese Medicines' Authentication. Based on the research progress and major achievements acquired in research of each methodology including identification of origin, description, microscopic, physical, chemical and biological characteristics of Chinese medicines, it is expounded that the development process of each methodology combined modem digital technology, information science and its own characteristics. And the development direction is further described for methodology of Chinese Medicines' Authentication towards systematization and informationization.
