Importance of Medicinal Animal(Plant)Scientific Name and Latin Name of Chinese Medicinal Materials

OBJECTIVE:To appeal to medical and related professionals to pay attention medicinal animal(plant) scientific name and Latin name of Chinese medicinal material and befamiliar with and apply them correctcy.METHODS:The importance of medicinal animal(plant)scientific name and Latin name of Chinese medicinal material in pharmaceutical industry was interpreted,and the method of how to name the medicinal animal(plant)scientific name and Latin name of Chinese medicinal material was introduced.RESULTS:The medicinal animal(plant)scientific name and Latin name of Chinese medicinal material is closely connected with the pharmaceutical industry.CONCLUSIONS:It plays an important role in scientific research,production and external communication.Incorrect and non-standardized application of them exists widely at present.Teaching workers need to pay more attention to teaching and popularization of relevant knowledge,so that more professional personnel correctly master and apply it to speed up the pace of development of TCM.