Pharmacological Research Methodology of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Author: Chen Qi
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Publish Date: 2000-07-01
Features: This book is co-authored by 301 experts, professors, and professionals from 89 institutions, including higher traditional Chinese and Western medicine colleges and research institutes, higher Western medicine colleges and scientific research institutions, the Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health, the National Institute for the Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products, and others. The contributors to this book not only include pharmacologists of traditional Chinese medicine but also experts and professors in pharmacology, toxicology, biology, physiology, biochemistry, pathophysiology, microbiology, immunology, traditional Chinese medicine chemistry, pharmacy, drug testing, and clinical medicine. This not only reflects the spirit of nationwide collaboration but also enhances the academic level of the book. It is a large-scale reference book for the study of traditional Chinese and Western medicine and the development of new traditional Chinese medicine drugs, serving as a reference for traditional Chinese and Western medicine researchers, integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine researchers, drug testers, and teaching staff in higher traditional Chinese and Western medicine colleges. Guided by the theory of traditional Chinese medicine and using modern scientific methods to study the pharmacology of traditional Chinese medicine is the distinctive feature of this book. The book is divided into three parts: the General Part (Part 1) covers basic knowledge for the development of new traditional Chinese medicine drugs, pharmacological research, traditional Chinese medicine toxicology, pharmacokinetics, and fundamental theoretical research methods of traditional Chinese medicine; the Specific Part (Part 2) focuses on the pharmacological research methods for the efficacy of various traditional Chinese medicines, with each chapter divided into three sections: Section 1 for the main pharmacological effects, Section 2 for a comprehensive introduction to the pharmacological research methods for the efficacy of this category of traditional Chinese medicines, and Section 3 for specific experimental methods using traditional Chinese medicine (or active ingredients) or formulas as examples; the Lower Part (Part 3) covers animal models for "syndromes" and pharmacological research methods for traditional Chinese medicine. The appendices introduce outlines of pharmacological studies for new traditional Chinese medicine drugs, etc. Most of the experiments in the book are written by experts and professors from various research institutions and colleges based on their own scientific research work and collected relevant materials. Some are unreleased research data. For individual experiments, experts who have worked in this field are requested to write them based on published paper materials. Each example is divided into principles, materials, methods, results, notes, annotations, and evaluations, with references listed.