Scope: professional education and governance analysis, not patient-specific medical, reimbursement, or legal advice. Translations of China-specific policy terms are unofficial.
Executive takeaways
- Plant, crude drug, processed slice, extract, and finished product are not interchangeable research objects.
- Traditional function, mechanism, and clinical effectiveness belong to separate evidence layers.
- Safety depends on identity, preparation, exposure, co-medication, and the individual.
Scope and reading boundary
A framework linking botanical origin, medicinal part, processing, quality standards, traditional context, research evidence, and interactions.
This overview maps sources, terminology, and evidence. Each entity page still requires its own provenance, release, and safety review; a collection overview cannot support an individual care decision.
Four-layer knowledge map
Every term passes identity, traditional context, modern evidence, and safety checks before publication.
- Identity: name, species, medicinal part, provenance, and processing define the object.
- Traditional layer: properties and functions remain within their own theoretical context.
- Evidence: separate chemistry, laboratory work, animal studies, observational evidence, trials, and reviews.
- Safety: assess quality, adulteration, contraindications, interactions, and vulnerable populations.
How sources and evidence are graded
Current pharmacopoeias, standards, textbooks, guidelines, and original research have distinct roles. Textbooks explain disciplinary structure, standards fix names and fields, and clinical claims return to the actual population and study design. Mechanistic, animal, or laboratory findings are not human effectiveness claims.
A safer path through the site
Read the overview first, then verify identity and provenance on the entity page. Symptoms, medicines, needling, and disease management require qualified individual judgement. Emergencies and red flags always take priority.
Cross-system control table
| Clinical event | Payment context | Review signal | Hospital action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Care, medicine, device, or documentation changes | Separate FFS, DRG/DIP, and fixed-payment effects | Reconcile orders, records, charges, claims, and outcomes | Verify facts, correct records and rules, document remediation |
Updated 2026-07-06. Always verify the current national and local documents before operational use.