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| Traditional Chinese medicine | Japanese Chinese herbal medicine | Plant medicine (European and American herbs) |
| System Theory | Complete and with strong vitality, guided by the theory of syndrome differentiation and treatment | With complete theoretical guidance, standard research on 210 prescriptions | No, drawing on Western medical theories to form a monograph on plant medicine, and under this guidance, pharmaceuticals |
| Source | Plants, animals, minerals | Plants, animals, minerals | Plants |
| Prescription | Emphasizing the use of monarchs, officials, and assistants, the four qi and five flavors, the properties of meridians, and a rich variety of compound medicines | From Zhang Zhongjing’s “Treatise on Cold Damage”, mainly based on 210 standard formulas | Mostly a combination of single or 2 - 3 flavors |
| Processing and Pharmaceutical Technology | Processing technology and pharmaceutical processes with thousands of years of practice | Long history of processing technology and pharmaceutical processes | Traditional experience has been lost |
| Clinical usage | With vast literature and 3000 years of practice, I am particularly skilled in chronic diseases, difficult diseases, and elderly diseases | It was introduced and localized during the Qin and Han dynasties, with a history of over 1400 years. It was used under the guidance of Western medicine for one hour of medication | Plant medicine has developed after chemical medicine, and has gone through a hundred years to prevent colds, insomnia, poor appetite, and nervousness. It is within the scope of OTC drugs and plays an auxiliary role |
| Preclinical slow toxicity, acute toxicity, and triple toxicity trials | Often lacking experimental data at the GLP level | Experimental data with a certain level of GLP experimental proficiency | Some have |
| Clinical trials | Often lacking double-blind methods, etc | Partial double-blind trials | Modern research emphasizes double-blind methods, etc |
| Discover new drug | Because of regularity and rich experience accumulation, it is an important way to develop new drugs | Important pathways for new drug development | Has vitality, but cannot compare with traditional Chinese herbs |