scholarly journals Property theory of Chinese materia medica: Clinical pharmacodynamics of traditional Chinese medicine

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanjiang Qiao ◽  
Yanling Zhang ◽  
Sha Peng ◽  
Mengqi Huo ◽  
Jing Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Chinese Materia Medica ◽  
Property Theory ◽  
Materia Medica

Comments on Nomenclature in Traditional Chinese Medicine

1992 ◽  
Vol 20 (02) ◽  
pp. 191-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kexin Bao
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Folk Medicine ◽  
Oriental Medicine ◽  
Chinese Materia Medica ◽  
Materia Medica ◽  
True Colors

The present article suggests that the nomenclature used in traditional Chinese medicine is currently unclear resulting in improper usage of terms and subsequent confusion. This paper is an attempt to clarify this nomenclature confusion. Traditional medicine of China should be called "traditional Chinese medicine" (T.C.M.) rather than the frequently used "Chinese medicine". The latter term fails to express the "tradition" associated with T. C. M., and also it does not distinguish between T.C.M. and modern Chinese medicine. "Oriental medicine", another frequently used term for T.C.M., has the same kind of shortcomings. The true colors of T. C. M. should be restored. The author also notes that "herb", "herbology" or "herbal medicine" is not synonymous with traditional Chinese materia medica. Herbal medicine is a type of folk medicine whereas traditional Chinese materia medica is a formal branch of traditional Chinese medicine. Furthermore, the author suggests that "acupunctology" be used when referring to the science of acupuncture whereas "acupuncture" should be used with reference to a method or perhaps the therapy of needling.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Clustering Analysis Based on Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

2012 ◽  
Vol 239-240 ◽  
pp. 219-222
Author(s):  
Chang Jiang Long ◽  
Peng Wan ◽  
Xuan Li
Keyword(s):  
Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Near Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Structural Information ◽  
Chinese Materia Medica ◽  
Materia Medica ◽  
Effective Components ◽  
Nondestructive Testing Method

The Chinese materia medica is classified into several categories according to the major treatment function by experience in the traditional Chinese Medicine. This classification should have material basis. As the medicines have so many ingredients, it is hard to only use the chemical methods and biochemistry methods to analyze the Chinese materia medica. Near infrared spectroscopy is a nondestructive testing method and it can provide structural information of organic molecules which are the main effective components of the Chinese materia medica. We firstly get the NIR spectrum of some Chinese medicine, and then use LSA technology to process the data and cluster them. The result is quite coincident with the Chinese traditional medicine classification.

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