Introduction of Pharmaphylogeny
药用植物亲缘学

"Pharmaphylogeny"derives from two word "pharma" and "phylogeny". Pharmaphylogeny focuses on the phylogenetic correlation between phylogeny, chemical constituents and pharmaceutical effects of medicinal plants. Like many contemporary fields of science, pharmaphylogeny represents a highly interdisciplinary science which is one of many areas of pharmaceutical education. Its scope includes the study of the phylogeny, botanical taxonomy, chemical, biochemical and biological properties of natural medicinal plants as well as the search for new drugs from natural sources. Research problems in pharmaphylogeny include studies in the areas of phytochemistry, microbial chemistry, biosynthesis, biotransformation, chemotaxonomy, and other biological and chemical sciences. This paper presents a brief introduction of pharmaphylogeny in terms of its mission, research scope and related research methods as well as its promotion on the development of Chinese Medicine.