Inheritance and innovation of traditional Chinese medicinal authentication
Zhao, Z.-z.; Chen, H.-b.; Xiao, P.-g.; Guo, P.; Liang, Z.-t.; Hung, F.; Wong, L.-l.; Brand, E.; Liu, J.
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 40(17): 3385-3390
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1001-5302 PMID: 26978977 Document Number: 682747
Chinese medicinal authentication is fundamental for the standardization and globalization of Chinese medicine. The discipline of authentication addresses difficult issues that have remained unresolved for thousands of years, and is essential for preserving safety. Chinese medicinal authentication has both scientific and traditional cultural connotations; the use of scientific methods to elucidate traditional experience-based differentiation carries the legacy of Chinese medicine forward, and offers immediate practical significance and long-term scientific value. In this paper, a path of inheritance and innovation is explored through the scientific exposition of Chinese medicinal authentication, featuring a review of specialized publications, the establishment of a Chinese medicine specimen center and Chinese medicinal image databases, the expansion of authentication technologies, and the formation of a cultural project dedicated to the Compedium of Materia Medica.