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Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine ›› 2011, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (3): 252-256.doi: 10.3736/jcim20110305

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Standardization of the terms for Chinese herbal functions based on functional targeting

Xiao Bin,Tao Ou,Gu Hao,Wang Yun(),Qiao Yan-jiang   

  1. Information Engineering Center of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine,Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China
  • Received:2010-12-20 Accepted:2011-01-12 Online:2011-03-20 Published:2018-10-21
  • Contact: Wang Yun E-mail:wangyun@bucm.edu.cn

Functional analysis concisely summarizes and concentrates on the therapeutic characteristics and features of Chinese herbal medicine. Standardization of the terms for Chinese herbal functions not only plays a key role in modern research and development of Chinese herbal medicine, but also has far-reaching clinical applications. In this paper, a new method for standardizing the terms for Chinese herbal function was proposed. Firstly, functional targets were collected. Secondly, the pathological conditions and the mode of action of every functional target were determined by analyzing the references. Thirdly, the relationships between the pathological condition and the mode of action were determined based on Chinese medicine theory and data. This three-step approach allows for standardization of the terms for Chinese herbal functions. Promoting the standardization of Chinese medicine terms will benefit the overall clinical application of Chinese herbal medicine.

Key words: functional target, function, standardization of terms

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