Overview and limitations of database in global traditional medicines:A narrative review  

作　　者：Xiao-lan Li Jian-qing Zhang Xuan-jing Shen Yu Zhang De-an Guo 

机构地区：[1]Shanghai Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine,National Engineering Research Center of TCM Standardization Technology,Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shanghai,201203,China [2]University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing,100049,China

出　　处：《Acta Pharmacologica Sinica》2025年第2期235-263,共29页中国药理学报(英文版)

基　　金：supported by the Qi-Huang Chief Scientist Project of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine(2020);the Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen(SZZYSM202106004);Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(82130111);National Natural Science Foundation of China(82003940);Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province(2020B1111110007).

摘　　要：The study of traditional medicine has garnered significant interest,resulting in various research areas including chemical composition analysis,pharmacological research,clinical application,and quality control.The abundance of available data has made databases increasingly essential for researchers to manage the vast amount of information and explore new drugs.In this article we provide a comprehensive overview and summary of 182 databases that are relevant to traditional medicine research,including 73 databases for chemical component analysis,70 for pharmacology research,and 39 for clinical application and quality control from published literature(2000–2023).The review categorizes the databases by functionality,offering detailed information on websites and capacities to facilitate easier access.Moreover,this article outlines the primary function of each database,supplemented by case studies to aid in database selection.A practical test was conducted on 68 frequently used databases using keywords and functionalities,resulting in the identification of highlighted databases.This review serves as a reference for traditional medicine researchers to choose appropriate databases and also provides insights and considerations for the function and content design of future databases.

关 键 词：traditional medicine DATABASES PHYTOCHEMICALS pharmacological activity quality control 

分 类 号：TP3[自动化与计算机技术—计算机科学与技术]