Cross-disciplinary studies of traditional Chinese medicinal materials / 中草药

China is a major producer of Chinese materia medica (CMM) and has abundant resources. With the increasingly serious environmental pollution and shortage of CMM resources, the traditional way of CMM development has fallen behind of the needs of the society. Therefore, it has become the most serious challenge for reserchers to make the most rational use of CMM. Using all relevant knowledge as well as a variety of new technology, to have a cross-disciplinary research of CMM is the most efficient way to improve the comprehensive utilization of CMM and maintain sustainable development, and also the trend of future research on CMM.