Discussion on ideas and methods of quality control and resources sustainable utilization of traditional Chinese medicine
The quantity of Chinese medicinal resources serves as the material basis and strategic cornerstone for the steadily development of the entire traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)industrial chain.Currently,the quality of commonly used TCM has deteriorated,coupled with the scarcity of rare and endangered resources.The contradiction between the demand and supply of high-quality TCM resources is becoming increasingly prominent,becoming a bottleneck problem that restricts the high-quality development of TCM.The authors'team has dedicated extensive efforts to long-term research focused on the quality regulation of TCM and the sustainable utilization of resources.Combined with research examples,this paper expounds the ideas and methods for quality regulation and sustainable utilization of TCM from the aspects of"mechanisms underlying the formation of authentic medicinal quality,elucidation of biosynthetic pathways of active components,cultivation of superior varieties of Chinese medicinal materials,and heterologous production of active components",so as to provide insights and reference for related research in this field.
TCM resourcesQuality of TCMquality controlsustainable utilization of TCM resources