摘要
Current medical therapeutics rely on scientific knowledge to improve health. However, certain aspects of medicine have not been practiced in a scientific manner. Chinese medicinal herbs are among the oldest evidence-based alternative and complementary therapies and their formulations are often not subjected to pre-market toxicity testing. With the booming market of Chinese herbal medicine worldwide, a new strategy must be formulated for the assessment of drug efficacy, effectiveness and toxicity to optimize the therapeutic and preventive potential of Chinese herbal medicine.
摘要译文
目前的医学治疗依靠科学知识来改善健康。但是，药物的某些方面还没有科学实践。中草药是最古老的基于证据的替代疗法和补充疗法之一，它们的制剂通常不经受上市前的毒性测试。随着全球中草药市场的蓬勃发展，必须制定新的战略，对药效，有效性和毒性进行评估，以优化中草药的治疗和预防潜力。
Zhen-GangWang[a];JunRen[b];. Current status and future direction of Chinese herbal medicine[J]. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 2002,23(8): 347-348