Study on theory and application value of "unification of medicines and excipients" in Chinese materia medica preparations / 中草药

ABSTRACT

"Unification of medicines and excipients" was the particular concept of medication use, pharmaceutical experience and philosophical wisdom in Chinese materia medica (CMM) preparations. However, the traditional experience has not been fully summed up, and the modern research and application have not attracted enough attentions. In this paper, the theoretical connotation and basic characteristics of "unification of medicines and excipients" were concluded, and the common phenomena and their physical chemical basis were summarized. Then, the design and application law of "medicines as excipients" and "excipients as medicines" were discussed. What's more, we have enumerated several modern research examples and analyzed its application value in the development of new excipients, new pharmaceutical preparation technology, and new CMM preparations. We hope to explore wisdom from the traditional experience, promote the integration of traditional knowledge and modern study, and finally accelerate the inheritance and innovation of pharmaceutics of CMM.