Research Methods of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Author: Wang Ruihui
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: This book consists of 8 chapters, primarily focusing on the characteristics, methods, and principles of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) research. Chapters 1 to 6 were written by Dr. Wang Ruihui, emphasizing the characteristics of TCM research, proposing the fundamental approach to TCM research, elaborating on the basic principles of TCM research topic selection and research design, and providing theoretical explanations along with numerous examples for common experimental designs. Chapter 7 was compiled by Lecturer Zhang Xinling, who has long been involved in teaching "Literature Retrieval," focusing on the methods of TCM literature retrieval and major databases. Additionally, it introduces how to write academic research papers on TCM. Chapter 8 was written by Dr. Wang Yali, offering a comprehensive overview of the basic rules for clinical research on new TCM drugs. This book systematically and thoroughly discusses how to conduct TCM research, covering topics such as an overview of TCM scientific research, the fundamental approach and methods of TCM research, research topic selection, scientific hypotheses, research design, experimental design, TCM literature retrieval, and clinical research on new TCM drugs. This book can serve as a textbook for higher education institutions of TCM.