中药现代化路有多远?

Traditional Chinese Medicine:Much Needs to Be Done for Modernization

中药现代化的难题在于两种哲学思想、思维方式的差异,世界上兴起的对于天然药物的尊崇,使得中药的市场商机日益凸显,为了实现传统中药的市场价值,主动顺应国际上以FDA为代表的国际标准是一种理智的选择,但中药现代化的要义可能不止于此,彼此的接纳和认同是一个渐进的过程,需要两种不同话语间的积极对话。

The nodus in modernizing traditional Chinese medicine lies in the difference between two philosophies and ways of thinking. But the growing trend for natural medicine around the world provides great business opportunities for traditional Chinese medicine, In order to tap its full market potential, it is rational to adopt international standards including those of FDA. But it does not simply end there as mutual acceptance and recognition is a gradual process, which requires active dialogue between different cultures.