民族药质量标准研究现状及思考

民族药质量标准的制定、完善、提高与其临床用药的安全性和有效性关系密切,对促进民族药现代化、产业化具有重要意义。该文总结了近年来我国民族药质量标准研究现状,并指出了民族药存在严重标准缺失;药材基原不清,品种混乱;矿物药安全性研究薄弱等问题。在此基础上提出民族药质量标准研究要以民族医药理论及用药经验为指导;加强民族药质量控制和安全性、有效性评价;注重药材资源保护与可持续利用;采用民族特色和化学分析技术优势结合的研究思路,推动民族药质量标准体系的建立和完善,促进民族药现代化和产业化。

Analysis and thinking on status of quality standard of ethnic medicine

The establishing and improving of quality standards for ethnic medicine have close relation with the safety and efficacy of clinical medicine. It is significant to promote the modernization and industrialization of ethnic medicine. This paper summarized the present status of quality standards for ethnic medicine, and pointed out the deficiency of ethnic medicine; the origin of medicinal materials was not clear and varieties were confused; the safety research of mineral drug was weak and so on. Based on these, firstly, the research of quality standards for ethnic medicine should be under the guidance of ethnic traditional medical theory and clinical experience and strengthen the quality control and evaluation of safety and effectiveness for ethnic medicine. Further, much attention should be payed to protection of natural medicinal resources and sustainable utilization. Lastly, modern chemical analysis technology shouled be used during the research process on the basis of ethnic characteristics. It will promote the establishment and improvement of quality standards for ethnic medicine and will be benificial to modernization and industrialization development of ethnic medicine.