中国民族药的品种和使用现状

目的：调查和整理中国当前少数民族传统药物的现状，发现民族药物之间的异同，分析民族药物的品种、使用范围和功能主治之间的关系，为民族药的开发、研究和使用建立一个基础信息平台。方法：主要对上世纪70年代后期（改革开放）以来，公开出版的图书和期刊中收载的民族药物进行系统的归类整理，编著一部内容详实可靠，且能快速查阅的工具书。结果：现已编写完成《中国民族药辞典》一书，并提交中国医药科技出版社。该书共收载了53个少数民族所使用的传统药物，涉及药物总数为7 734种，字数约170万字。结论：中国民族药物品种繁多；采收、用药部位、功能主治等内容丰富，特色突出；亟待查明的主要问题是品种和功能主治的规范。

Species and Use of Current Chinese Minority Medicine

This article was aimed to survey the use of Chinese minority medicine, in order to provide differences and similarities among different Chinese minority medicine, and to analyze the relations among species resources, using range, functions and indications. It provided a basic scientific platform for the development, research and use of minority medicine. The books and journals published since the late 1970s (the country after the reform and opening up) had been collected, classified. And reference books on current Chinese minority medicine had been compiled. The results showed that the first draft of the book had been completed and delivered to the press. The dictionary had cited 53 traditional medicine used by minority groups. The total number of minority medicine was 7 734. The total characters amount in the book was 1 700 000 words. It was concluded that the species of minority medicine were various. There was rich information on their harvest, medicinal parts, functions and indications with prominent features. The existing major problems were to clarify the standard of the species as well as their major functions and indications.