Connotation and Extension Discussion of Marine Traditional Chinese Medicine
10.11842/wst.2016.12.002
- VernacularTitle:海洋中药的内涵与外延探讨
- Author:
Xianjun FU
;
Zhenguo WANG
;
Changyun WANG
;
Hao WU
;
Qingmei GUO
- Keywords:
Marine traditional Chinese medicine;
connotation;
extension;
attribute of traditional Chinese medicine;
attribute of marine
- From:
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2016;18(12):2034-2042
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Marine traditional Chinese medicine (MTCM) is an important part of Chinese medicine (CM),there are some differences in understanding of the current literature and the extension of the connotation of marine medicine,which leads to the definition dispute of MTCM,hindering clinical application and further development of MTCM.In this study,we explored the concept of MTCM in literature,discussed the attributes of ocean marine CM,summed up the differences between the land CM and MTCM over variety characteristics,effect of drug composition characteristics and biological activity characteristics,and discussed the connotation and extension of MTCM from three aspects of theoretical basis and the effect and source of the drug,leading to the formation of the narrow and broad concept of MTCM.The five kinds of disputes in the definition of MTCM were discriminated according to the concept and connotation,which provided a theoretical basis for the definition and the research of MTCM.Moreover,we also defined the English translation and its abbreviation as Marine Traditional Chinese Medicine (MTCM).
