Enhanced technologies and research standards for plant research could help strengthen the contribution of traditional Chinese medicine to drug discovery. Plants can be frustratingly inconsistent.

First designated as a top-grade medicinal plant in Shen Nong’s Herbal ... Herba Leonuri is still a mainstay in traditional Chinese medicine for obstetrics and gynaecology to this day.

Sadly there is a downside. The growing demand for wild plants used in traditional Chinese medicine has increased their value in recent years, which has led to over-harvesting of herbs and created a ...