Research progress and prospects in serum pharmacology and serum pharmacochemistry of Chinese materia medica / 中草药

ABSTRACT

This review generalized and analyzed the studies on serum pharmacology and serum pharmacochemistry in Chinese materia medica (CMM) in recent years, mainly including the relationship between efficacy and serum, the preparation of serum containing drugs, and the significance of serum pharmacochemistry on improvement of CMM quality control standards. We summarized the advantages and disadvantages of serum pharmacology and serum pharmacochemistry in in vitro studies on the efficacy, and further envisaged the application of serum fingerprint combined with microdialysis sampling techniques to promote the development of serum pharmacology and serum pharmacochemistry.