Science communication in the debate about ‘poison' in traditional Chinese medicine  

作　　者：Liyuan Yue Bing Liu 

机构地区：[1]Tsinghua University,Beijing 100084,China

出　　处：《Cultures of Science》2019年第2期97-107,共11页科学文化(英文)

基　　金：funded by the Dynamic Research on Foreign Science Communication Theory and Classical Cases project supported by the China Association for Science and Technology (no.TDSSQMKXSZXD2018-11)

摘　　要：At the end of 2017, research revealed that herbal remedies containing aristolochic acid may cause liver cancer. This triggered a wide debate on ‘poison' in traditional Chinese medicine.The popular TV show A Bite of China 3 also put the safety issue of traditional Chinese medicines as tonic food in the spotlight of public opinion. In fact, there are many misunderstandings about poison in descriptions of food safety and medicine safety on the internet and WeChat. From the perspective of science communication, our understanding of poison and its uses should transcend the monism of Western science.

关 键 词：Traditional Chinese medicine POISON science communication MONISM local knowledge 

分 类 号：R228[医药卫生—中医基础理论]