Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 1995 May; 20(5): 259-61, 318.

[New theoretical study on the biological origins of Chinese medicinal herbs]

Xie Z, Liang A.

Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Bejing.

Following the theses on "A theoretical study of the biological origins of Chinese medicinal herbs" in 1991, the authors continued the study and established eleven new views, namely; "The theory of differentiation tendency of Chinese medicinal herbs for regional habitually used drugs"; "The theory of regularity of occurrence of confusing species and pseudo materia"; "Discussion on rich resources of new drugs from old sorts of traditional Chinese medicine"; "The theory of knowledge of substitutes for Chinese medicinal herbs", etc.