The ultimate task of clinical Chinese pharmacy is to in a scientific way expound basic theories of Chinese pharmacy

explore its mechanisms of disease prevention and treatment as well as health preservation and cultivation

so as to provide solid foundation for safe efficient economic and reasonable application in clinical practice. The development of this discipline should be guided by "self-innovation

key-span

upholding-advance and leading the future." The main job is to make sure that clinical application should be safe and effective under the major objectives of succession and innovation. Therefore key work in future development should center round the following aspects: research of Chinese pharmacy literature

pharmaceutical research

research onto effectiveness

mechanism and inside metabolism of Chinese pharmacy

research on herbal application rules for treatment of difficult serious diseases

research on side effects of Chinese pharmacy

folk medicine research

standardized study multi-discipline and multi-department study of Chinese pharmacy.