Overview of Revision of the Catalogue of the Substances Traditionally Considered as both Food and Chinese Medicine

Author: Ling QUE ¹
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1. State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Catalogue revision; Food; Homology medicine and food; The catalogue of the substances traditionally considered as both food and Chinese medicine
From: Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal 2017;52(7):521-524
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: The generation and revisions of the catalogue of the substances traditionally considered as both food and Chinese medicine (dietary Chinese medicine) mainly aim to solve the management problems of substances with dual attributes, of both traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and food. With the development of comprehensive health industry of TCM, the importance of dietary Chinese medicine has become increasingly prominent in the whole society. This paper reviews the revision history of dietary Chinese medicine, explains the basis, principles, processes, outlines, and significance of this revision, and illustrates the potential of those substances in the development of preventive treatment and the comprehensive health industry. The paper is of great significance in the researching, understanding and application of the catalogue of the substances traditionally considered as both food and Chinese medicine.