title: [Advance in the compatibility and dismantlement research on traditional Chinese compound prescription].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The progress in the compatibility and dismantlement research on Traditional Chinese compound prescription was involved to provide references for the exploitation and utilization of the Chinese herbs.
  
  
  METHODS
  The major models, methods, objectives of the compatibility and dismantlement research on Traditional Chinese compound prescription were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Multiple and crossing ways were used in the dismantlement study of compound and most of them are foundation studies of reasonable verification of the origin prescription.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The compatibility and dismantlement research on Traditional Chinese compound prescription has extensive applied prospect and will be developed further.
authors.affiliation: Xiyuan Hospital of China Academy of TCM, Beijing 100091, China. Jinglu00@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jing
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Linjun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal