title: [Standardization of the terms for Chinese herbal functions based on functional targeting].
abstract: Functional analysis concisely summarizes and concentrates on the therapeutic characteristics and features of Chinese herbal medicine. Standardization of the terms for Chinese herbal functions not only plays a key role in modern research and development of Chinese herbal medicine, but also has far-reaching clinical applications. In this paper, a new method for standardizing the terms for Chinese herbal function was proposed. Firstly, functional targets were collected. Secondly, the pathological conditions and the mode of action of every functional target were determined by analyzing the references. Thirdly, the relationships between the pathological condition and the mode of action were determined based on Chinese medicine theory and data. This three-step approach allows for standardization of the terms for Chinese herbal functions. Promoting the standardization of Chinese medicine terms will benefit the overall clinical application of Chinese herbal medicine.
authors.affiliation: Information Engineering Center of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Ou
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yan-Jiang
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Qiao
mesh_terms: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000592:standards* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal