Medicinal Plant Biology:A new era for medicinal plant research  

作　　者：Xiaoya Chen Cathie Martin Wansheng Chen 

机构地区：[1]Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shanghai 200032,China [2]John Innes Centre,Norwich NR47UH,UK [3]Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Shanghai 201203,China

出　　处：《Medicinal Plant Biology》2022年第1期1-1,共1页药用植物生物学（英文）

摘　　要：Plants are amazing chemical factories,and medicinal plants provide a myriad of pharmaceutically active compounds that have been commonly used as traditional medicines for thousands of years.The practice of traditional medicine in China dates back at least 4,500 years.The Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing("Shen Nong's Herbal Classic"in 770−475 BC)has been considered the oldest list of medicinal plants.Recent rapid economic development has enabled China to invest substantially in science and technology research.In many ethnic groups worldwide,herbal medicines are,in the same way as traditional Chinese medicines,still commonly used today.A wide array of plant-extract health supplements has become increasingly popular in Western societies.Numerous drugs derived from a broad range of plant species have been discoveried,such as taxol and artemisinin and their derivatives.

关 键 词：HERBAL DRUGS MEDICINAL 

分 类 号：Q94[生物学—植物学] R28[医药卫生—中药学]