Discussions on diversity of new drug creation in China / 中草药

It is a long journey to create a new medicine from discovering the lead to market, which deal with various fields and aspects. There are also many ways and entrances or starting points for the creation of a new medicine. In this article, the following aspects including the ways from traditional Chinese materia medica, folk herbal medicine, active components, and structure modification involved in new medicine creation were discussed. Biomimetic syntheses, metabolites, and key technologies to affect the creative medicine were also summarized based on author's experiences. It is expected to be referenced information and inspired for the colleagues.