对中药肺部给药技术的应用进展进行了综述, 探讨了中药定量吸入气雾剂及雾化吸入剂的特点、应用功效、评价方法及存在的问题, 认为目前的研究和应用还不甚深入和广泛,工业生产也面临许多挑战, 其潜在的发展空间非常广阔。

This paper discusses a range of issues concerning the pulmonary delivery of traditional Chinese medicine, including forms of dosage, methods for assessing the therapeutic effects, and difficult aspects of delivering traditional medicines via the pulmonary path. Authors believe that pulmonary delivery remains a highly promising alternative for TCM delivery, as some tough challenges so far encountered in commercial applications can be addressed through an enhanced R&D effort.

北京市自然科学基金(7072046): 灯盏花素肺部吸入制剂应用基础研究, 负责人: 廖永红。