[Study on decomposed recipes of traditional Chinese medicine].
OBJECTIVE
To introduce and analyze the present status of research on decomposed recipes of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).


METHODS
The relevant literature on the study of the decomposed recipes of TCM in the past five years was collected and analyzed.


CONCLUSIONS
Studies on the decomposed recipes of TCM have been made from the whole body level to the organ, cell and molecular research level. The pharmacological research in vitro is the main way and quantitative changes of the chemical ingredients have been measured before and after composition. It is very important to combine the modern science and technology in exploring the composing mechanisms of TCM remedies.
Liu
Qing
Q
Experimental Education Center, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China.
Shi
Jian-Rong
JR
D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D002681:China; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends