All 13 volumes of "Chinese Medicinal Plants" published

Medical Network on July 23, which lasted for 13 years, with the support of the National Publishing Fund, the "Chinese Medicinal Flora", which was included in the "Twelfth Five-Year" national major publishing project, was recently published
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"Chinese Medicinal Flora" contains 13 volumes, more than 35 million words, and is participated by more than 500 scholars from 81 units across the country.
It contains 427 families, 2 509 genera, and 11 985 taxa (including 10 974 species, 156 subspecies, 952 varieties, 37 cultivated varieties, 46 varieties)
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It is a sincere cooperation between a large number of scholars in the botanical and pharmaceutical circles in China based on the concept of "healthy China, people-centered".
It is also a manifestation of the integration and development of traditional medicine and modern biomedicine in the new era of China
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According to Professor Ai Tiemin, the honorary director of the Professional Committee of Medicinal Plants and Botanicals of the Chinese Botanical Society, the editor-in-chief of "Chinese Medicinal Plants", and Professor Ai Tiemin from the School of Pharmacy of Peking University, medicinal botany is a cross-discipline of botany and pharmacy.
It is modern, but in our country, it has a history of nearly 5,000 years from the legend of Yandi Shennong tasting herbs
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While human beings are searching for food, they have discovered many plants with therapeutic effects.
This is the source of the saying that "medicine and food are homologous"
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Herbs (medicinal plants) account for the vast majority of medicines, so books that record medicines are collectively referred to as "Materia Medica"
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Each flavor medicine mostly follows the theory of traditional Chinese medicine to compose various prescriptions to apply and verify, and summarize them, and gradually form China's traditional medicine-Chinese medicine, and at the same time form the characteristics and advantages of China's use of medicinal plants
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History has proved that it is Chinese medicine that protects the reproduction and prosperity of the Chinese nation.
In this fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Chinese medicine has shown its unique effectiveness
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The future, how to make good use of medicinal plants protection, provide quality in medicine , is directly related to the livelihood of the event, scholars engaged in research in this area should recognize their historical mission, pour their life energy to do this good work protecting people
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　　The compilation of "Chinese Medicinal Flora" follows the following concepts:
First, protect biodiversity and maintain ecological security
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Second, economic and social development depends on the sustainability of resource utilization
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Third, be brave to innovate, use all available modern science and technology, explore the mysteries of life and the causes of diseases , find new drugs, and use major innovations to effectively benefit the Chinese nation and even all mankind
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It is reported that the chronicle has made innovations in many aspects: due to the nature of the chronicle, it contains as comprehensively as possible the medicinal plants recorded in our country, and at the same time corrects some scientific name errors, and comprehensively contains relevant modern research results, especially It records the chemical components in more detail and standardizes the Chinese translation of the chemical components.
Provides as many photos of common medicinal plants as possible and compares them with the ink line diagrams to provide readers with greater help when collecting and identifying specimens in the field.
Therefore, This journal also has the characteristics of an illustrated book; the thirteenth volume of this journal is called "Chinese Medicinal Flora Glossary", which not only has the function of "index", but also gives it the character of "dictionary".
The translation of this journal involves Chinese, English, and Latin professional terms in various disciplines
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Wang Wencai, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a researcher at the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, pointed out in the preface that this journal is based on the Engler plant classification system adopted by most modern floras at home and abroad, and collects nearly 12,000 medicinal plants recorded by various ethnic groups in China.
Integrating the latest research results of chemistry, pharmacology, and medicinal materials, corresponding to accurate ink line diagrams and exquisite color photos, it is extremely conducive to academic exchanges and applications.
It can be regarded as the completion of the innovation and modernization of herbal works, and it is worthy of inheritance and to carry forward traditional Chinese medicine the basic engineering of the drug culture, it can be described as a modern version of the "Compendium of Materia Medica", meaning major natural
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Sun Handong, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a researcher at the Kunming Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, pointed out in the preface that the "Chinese Medicinal Flora" contains nearly 12,000 species of medicinal plants, which is the "hukou" of China's medicinal plants.
It is not only accurate It describes the biological characteristics and distribution of various medicinal plants, and does its best to include the latest literature on its chemical components, medicinal functions and pharmacological effects, which provides a comparison for the research and development of natural medicines and the Chinese medicine industry in China.
Complete classics
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Professor Liu Junyi, former dean of the School of Pharmacy of Peking University, pointed out in the preface that "Chinese Medicinal Flora" comprehensively, completely and systematically introduces the morphological classification, distribution, efficacy and application, chemical composition, pharmacological effects and use of medicinal plants in China.
It is equipped with ink line drawings of almost all plants and color photos of more than 6000 original plants.
It can be described as rich in content and rich in pictures and texts.
It is a large-scale scientific monograph recording Chinese medicinal plants and is a research and application in the field of Chinese medicine and natural medicine.
The reference book is also a summary of China's modern level of scientific research, teaching, and application in this field
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(Fu Donghong)