title: [Inheritance and innovation of traditional Chinese medicinal authentication].
abstract: Chinese medicinal authentication is fundamental for the standardization and globalization of Chinese medicine. The discipline of authentication addresses difficult issues that have remained unresolved for thousands of years, and is essential for preserving safety. Chinese medicinal authentication has both scientific and traditional cultural connotations; the use of scientific methods to elucidate traditional experience-based differentiation carries the legacy of Chinese medicine forward, and offers immediate practical significance and long-term scientific value. In this paper, a path of inheritance and innovation is explored through the scientific exposition of Chinese medicinal authentication, featuring a review of specialized publications, the establishment of a Chinese medicine specimen center and Chinese medicinal image databases, the expansion of authentication technologies, and the formation of a cultural project dedicated to the Compedium of Materia Medica.
authors.forename: Zhong-zhen
authors.initials: ZZ
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Hu-biao
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Pei-gen
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Zhi-tao
authors.initials: ZT
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Fanny
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Lai-lai
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brand
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D004340:Drug Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008419:Materia Medica / Q000737:chemistry / Q000592:standards*; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000592:standards*; D012015:Reference Standards
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D008419:Materia Medica