[Origin of some medicinal materials from animals in Chinese pharmacopoeia 2010 edition 1].
OBJECTIVE
Enable to make the origin of some medicinal materials from animals-national-standard Chinese Pharmacopoeia subdivision 1 more complete, to protect and utilize the wild medicinal animal resources, and to improve the quality of traditional Chinese medicines materials materials.


METHODS
In accordance with author's over two decades of studies in medicinal material from animals and medicinal animals, combining with modern animal classification findings, comparing the contents of medicinal material origin from animals in Pharmacopoeia new edition.


RESULTS
Give amendment advices on gallnut, concha arcae, zaocys dhumnade, gadfly, and so forth the fifteen kinds of medicinal material origin from animals' taxonomic status, Chinese names and their Latin scientific names.


CONCLUSIONS
The origin of accuracy of medicinal material origin from animals is critical to ensure the quality of traditional Chinese medicine. As a national-level traditional Chinese medicine code of laws, it should advance with times, actively absorb and adopt the latest achievements in scientific research. Meanwhile, modern molecular biology techniques should be used to develop the research of conventional medicinal material origin from animals in a planned and systematic manner.
Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China. jundeli99@163.com
Junde
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Li
Luqi
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Huang
Shihuan
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Tang
Zhongzhi
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Qian
D000818:Animals; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D010602:Pharmacopoeias as Topic