2013•RSC drug discovery/RSC drug discovery seriesRequires access

Chapter 6. Modern Drug Discovery from Chinese Materia Medica Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Kuo-Hsiung Lee, Susan L. Morris‐Natschke, Joshua D. Brattlie, JING-XI XIE, Eileen Belding

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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) presents a valuable opportunity for drug discovery and development with a high probability of success in the end. Approximately 500 plant species are commonly prescribed and documented by doctors of TCM as Chinese materia medica or traditional drugs (Chung Yao), an...

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Key concepts: Materia medica, Traditional medicine, Traditional Chinese medicine, Medicine, Alternative medicine, Pathology