Development History of Identification of Chinese Materia Medica in the Past 50 Years
Chinese Materia Medica(CMM)is a discipline with unique characteristics in China.It mainly includes sub-disciplines such as Identification of CMM,Resources of CMM,Chemistry of CMM,Processing of CMM,Pharmacology of CMM,Pharmaceutics of CMM,and Clinical Pharmacy of CMM.Among them,Identification of CMM is the foundation and support of other sub-disciplines.Therefore,the construction and development of Identification of CMM is of great significance for CMM.This paper focused on analyzing the development history of Identification of Chinese Materia Medica in the past 50 years,elaborating on the publication quantity and form,chief editor,press,quantity of recorded CMMs and other detailed information of the textbook.By summarizing the compilation characteristics of the textbooks for undergraduates and junior college students,this paper proposed the suggestions that textbooks should be updated in accordance with the Chinese Pharmacopoeia,pay attention to the differences between Identification of CMM and Pharmacognosy,focus on the compilation of textbooks for postgraduate students,and optimize the compilation logic.The systematic analysis of the development history of Identification of Chinese Materia Medica would provide important reference for future textbook compilation,which facilitated the improvement of the overall quality of textbooks,and contributed to the cultivation of professionals in the field of CMM.
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