Exploration on theoretical basis and approach of "Chinese materia medica transformation" of Indian natural medicine / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

In history, there were frequent medical exchanges between China and foreign countries. After the introduction of foreign drugs, they are endowed with the properties of Chinese materia medica and undergo a process of utility evolution, which can be called "Chinese materia medica transformation". This article took natural drugs introduced from India as the research object and found that the common understanding between Ayurvedic medicine and TCM theory is the theoretical basis for the Chinese materia medica transformation" of natural drugs in India. Indian drugs need to complete the process of "Chinese materia medica transformation" through two approaches: the attribution of Chinese materia medica attributes based on the corresponding relationship between the two medical theories, and the supplementation of properties and effects beyond the common understanding. The case of "Chinese materia medica transformation" of natural drugs in India can provide a theoretical and practical basis for the research of "Chinese materia medica transformation" of more foreign new drugs.