[Preliminary analysis on the significance of the new edition of pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica in guiding theoretical research and clinical practice of integrated Chinese and Western medicine].
The new edition of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica has broken through the previous mode of the teaching materials, it classified traditional Chinese drugs distinctly into three categories--the drugs for radical cure depending on syndrome differentiation, the drugs for etiological treatment aimed at pathogenesis, and the drugs for symptomatic treatment, and introduced some new concepts about integrated Chinese and Western medicine, showing active significance in guiding the theoretical research and clinical practice of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine.
Wang
Shu-mei
SM
College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing University of Medical Sciences, Chongqing 400050. wangshume1968@yahoo.com.cn
Li
Rong-heng
RH
Zhang
Wen-liang
WL