Modern Medicine In China Research Articles

Natural products in therapy. Prospects, goals and means in modern research.

A review is presented which shows the vegetable kingdom as an almost inexhaustible reservoir of potential drugs. Some historical aspects about the use of plants and their constituents in medicine are dealth with. A number of problems connected with the search for new prototype drugs of biological origin is reported as well as modern methods used in this promising research. Some examples are given concerning recent results of investigations of plants used in traditional and modern medicine in China. Special attention is paid to the present role of natural products in therapy: as biologically active compounds as such, as starting materials for (semi)synthetic drugs and, last but not least, as source of inspiration or as models for the synthesis of new drugs with better therapeutic, chemical or physical properties than the original compounds.

Medicine in modern China.

ABSTRACTThe Chinese‐born author gives an illustrated account of his visit to China in 1972, twenty‐two years after he left that country in 1950. For the first time in her history China appears to be self‐sufficient in taking care of the medical needs of her people. Among the many medical developments are the revitalization of traditional medicine, the emergence of “barefoot” doctors, the synthesis of insulin, the successful rejoining of severed limbs and fingers, family planning, the management of extensive burns, the successful treatment of choriocarcinoma by chemotherapy, and acupunctural anesthesia. Of great significance is the apparent increase of coronary artery disease among the Chinese. Whether the increased incidence is relative due to more accurate diagnosis and longer life expectancy, or absolute due to better nutrition and perhaps over‐eating, is not yet certain. In contrast, the incidence of lung cancer has not shown an increase despite the prevalence of cigarette smoking among the Chinese. Cancer is one of the major killers; a constant campaign is waged for the early discovery of malignant tumors. Despite the twenty‐three years of isolation, medicine in China is as modern as that in the United States, and physicians still speak the same language.

: Traditional Medicine in Modern China: Science, Nationalism, and the Tensions of Cultural Change . Ralph C. Croizier.

American AnthropologistVolume 72, Issue 3 p. 674-677 Free Access MODERNIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT: Traditional Medicine in Modern China: Science, Nationalism, and the Tensions of Cultural Change. Ralph C. Croizier. Foreword by Joseph R. Levenson Francis L. K. Hsu, Francis L. K. Hsu Northwestern UniversitySearch for more papers by this author Francis L. K. Hsu, Francis L. K. Hsu Northwestern UniversitySearch for more papers by this author First published: June 1970 https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1970.72.3.02a00620AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume72, Issue3June 1970Pages 674-677 ReferencesRelatedInformation

Traditional Medicine in Modern China: Science, Nationalism, and the Tensions of Cultural Change. By <italic>Ralph C. Croizier</italic>. [Harvard East Asian Series, Number 34.] (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 1968. Pp. xvi, 325. $6.00.)

Traditional Medicine in Modern China: Science, Nationalism, and the Tensions of Cultural Change. By Ralph C. Croizier. [Harvard East Asian Series, Number 34.] (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 1968. Pp. xvi, 325. $6.00.) Get access Traditional Medicine in Modern China: Science, Nationalism, and the Tensions of Cultural Change. By Croizier Ralph C.. [Harvard East Asian Series, Number 34.] (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 1968. Pp. xvi, 325. $6.00.) George Rosen George Rosen Columbia University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 74, Issue 2, December 1968, Pages 687–688, https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/74.2.687 Published: 01 December 1968

Traditional Medicine in Modern China: Science, Nationalism, and the Tensions of Cultural Change

Traditional Medicine in Modern China: Science, Nationalism, and the Tensions of Cultural Change