[Advance in the compatibility and dismantlement research on traditional Chinese compound prescription].
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.
Jing
Lu
L
Xiyuan Hospital of China Academy of TCM, Beijing 100091, China. Jinglu00@yahoo.com.cn
Wang
Jie
J
Wen
Linjun
L
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
D004338:Drug Combinations; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal