Ethnobotany (the scientific study of traditional plant knowledge) has aided the discovery of important medicines. However, as single-molecule drugs or synergistic mixtures, these remedies have faced obstacles in production and analysis. Now, advances in bioreactor technology, metabolic engineering, and analytical instrumentation are improving the production, manipulation, and scientific understanding of such remedies.

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民族植物技术：利用生物技术利用民族植物的力量

民族植物学（传统植物知识的科学研究）有助于发现重要药物。然而，作为单分子药物或协同混合物，这些补救措施在生产和分析中面临障碍。现在，生物反应器技术，代谢工程和分析仪器的进步正在改善此类疗法的生产，操作和科学理解。