Development of Chinese medicine based on pharmacology and therapeutics.

Chinese medicinal preparation and Chinese patent medicine use traditional medicine and herb drugs as raw materials under the guide of pharmaceutical theory and is progressing into certain dose form according to the prescription book and confined method. It has a long history, and covers a wide variety of kinds and applications. Many of the Chinese patent medicines have been well-known and habitually used, due to their features of curative effect, convenience and inexpensiveness. The development of Chinese patent medicine has been based on clinical pharmacology and therapeutics. This development is one of the important components of Chinese medicine and pharmacy. In this paper, the development will be summarized, and some new achievements will also be introduced.