本文分析了天然药物和中药的密切关系以及其不同的内涵和本质,提出应强调天然药物与中药属于不同的药物类别。并通过对中药、天然药物的发展带来的问题进行思考,提出从概念和范畴上将天然药物和中药明确区别开来的重要性。此举对明确中药现代化的目标具有重要的战略意义。此外,还探讨了将天然药物和中药实施分别管理的可能性。

This article analyzed the close relation between natural medicinals and Chinese Materia Medica(CMM) as well as their different meaning and nature.It emphasized that natural medicinals and CMM belong to different category.Through the analysis on existed problems during the development of natural medicinals and CMM,the importance of differentiation natural medicinals and CMM has been suggested from aspects of concept and category.It has great significance in the modernization of CMM.The feasibility of actualizing different administration on two categories of medicinals was also discussed.