Overview of Taiwan’s indigenous ethnopharmacology in the perspective of traditional knowledge protection

Jing-jing Guo; Wei Pan; Mei-wan Chen; Chun-ming Wang; Yi-tao Wang

doi:10.1007/s11655-013-1339-9

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Overview of Taiwan’s indigenous ethnopharmacology in the perspective of traditional knowledge protection

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- Overview of Taiwan’s indigenous ethnopharmacology in the perspective of traditional knowledge protection
- Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine Vol. 21, Issue 12, Pages: 949-954(2015)
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  1. Department of Agronomy, Taiwan University, Roosevelt Road, Taipei,Taiwan,China
  2. State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau,China
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- DOI：10.1007/s11655-013-1339-9
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  Published Online：3 September 2013，
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Guo, Jj., Pan, W., Chen, Mw. et al. Overview of Taiwan’s indigenous ethnopharmacology in the perspective of traditional knowledge protection., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 21, 949–954 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-013-1339-9

Jing-jing Guo, Wei Pan, Mei-wan Chen, et al. Overview of Taiwan’s indigenous ethnopharmacology in the perspective of traditional knowledge protection. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 21(12):949-954(2015)
Guo, Jj., Pan, W., Chen, Mw. et al. Overview of Taiwan’s indigenous ethnopharmacology in the perspective of traditional knowledge protection., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 21, 949–954 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-013-1339-9 DOI：

Jing-jing Guo, Wei Pan, Mei-wan Chen, et al. Overview of Taiwan’s indigenous ethnopharmacology in the perspective of traditional knowledge protection. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 21(12):949-954(2015) DOI： 10.1007/s11655-013-1339-9.

摘要

Ethnopharmacology

the study of ethnic use of drugs

opens up the crucial gateway to understanding and promoting traditional medicine in the new age. Taiwan is a unique region where traditional medicine and herbal therapeutics have been benefiting its people of multiple races for centuries. This article overviews Taiwan’s indigenous traditional medicine and the emerging status of ethnopharmacology study

and outlines the global scenario of the inheritance and development of traditional medicine. In such a scope of knowledge protection

this article particularly highlights the challenges with bioprospecting and biopiracy

and summarizes the current measures for protection of traditional knowledge in Taiwan. Finally

based upon these analyses

we propose rational strategies for promoting Taiwan’s ethnopharmacology

from multiple angles of resource

economy

policy and law. We conclude that four measures

namely (1) protecting the natural environment of biodiversity

(2) avoiding unnecessary conflicts caused by bioprospecting and biopiracy

(3) strengthening the international collaboration

and (4) upgrading the legal system of traditional intelligence

would be the right paths for Taiwan to protect its invaluable heritage of traditional medicine and the knowledge of ethnopharmacology therein.

Abstract

Ethnopharmacology

the study of ethnic use of drugs

and outlines the global scenario of the inheritance and development of traditional medicine. In such a scope of knowledge protection

this article particularly highlights the challenges with bioprospecting and biopiracy

and summarizes the current measures for protection of traditional knowledge in Taiwan. Finally

based upon these analyses

we propose rational strategies for promoting Taiwan’s ethnopharmacology

from multiple angles of resource

economy

policy and law. We conclude that four measures

namely (1) protecting the natural environment of biodiversity

(2) avoiding unnecessary conflicts caused by bioprospecting and biopiracy

(3) strengthening the international collaboration

and (4) upgrading the legal system of traditional intelligence

would be the right paths for Taiwan to protect its invaluable heritage of traditional medicine and the knowledge of ethnopharmacology therein.

关键词

ethnopharmacologyTraditional Medicinetraditional knowledgeTaiwan

Keywords

ethnopharmacologyTraditional Medicinetraditional knowledgeTaiwan

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