[Some research clues on Chinese herbal medicine for SARS prevention and treatment].

OBJECTIVE: To provide some research clues from Chinese herbal medicine for SARS prevention and treatment. METHOD: According to the experience and information, to select several perspective candidates from anti-SARS effective TCM prescriptions and drugs. RESULT: A list of Chinese herbal medicine and more than 14 botanical taxa could be served for further anti-SARS investigation. CONCLUSION: This investigation indicated that Chinese herbal medicine will be an important source for ant-SARS new drug searching.