title: [Controllability pyramid: an integrated control system of quality for traditional Chinese medicines].
abstract: Quality control is one of the key scientific tissues in the modernization of traditional Chinese medicines (TCM). In order to overcome the deficiencies of assessment indexes, including little systematization and quantification, as well as loose association with clinical efficacy and dosage, a new integrated method named controllability pyramid ( CP) is first proposed in this paper. In addition, some study cases are used to explain how this model is constructed. We hope the establishment of CP could promote the clinical-orien- ted integrated innovation research of TCM, and provide control strategy and technology examples for improving the quality of Chinese medicines and clinical efficacy.
authors.forename: Xiao-He
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Ding-Kun
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jia-Bo
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peng
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D004341:Drug Evaluation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004358:Drug Therapy; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000592:standards; D011786:Quality Control
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal