BACKGROUND Tibetan medicine (TM) and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) are two independent traditional medical systems. Due to geographical factors, the development of Tibetan medicinal theory is relatively independent, but there are still many shared-use medicines in TM and TCM. However, a thorough and comparative study on those medicines is still absent. This study listed shared-use medicines by TM and TCM and analyzed the similarities and dissimilarities of these two medical systems. This paper also aimed to understand mutual influences like the shared history of TM and TCM and to roughly outline the exchanging process between them. METHODS Shared-use medicines in TM and TCM were listed alphabetically. Information on the scientific name, material name, medicinal parts, and medical efficacy were extracted from publications. Shared-use medicines were grouped according to medicinal properties and medicinal parts used by TM and TCM. The historical origin and current status of clinical prescriptions of shared-use medicines were analyzed. RESULTS A total of 136 shared-use medicines in TM and TCM were listed. Shared-use medicines that were used for a similar purpose in TM and TCM accounted for 14% of the total, while those used for different purposes accounted for 49% of the total, with some of the latter being commonly used in TCM. Shared-use medicinal herbs that originated from both Tibetan and Han regions accounted for 49% of the total, and those that were imported from South Asia and Southeast Asia were frequently observed in TM. CONCLUSION Owing to its unique geographical location and cultural diversity, the Tibetan region played a role as a development cradle for various traditional medicinal theories and knowledge. Medicinal knowledge was exchanged between TM and TCM during their parallel independent growth. Shared-use medicines in TM and TCM were mostly determined by flora similarity and medicinal trade, and they marked significant differences in their medicinal properties. However, medicines that were used for similar purposes in TM and TCM presented obvious commercial medicinal characteristic as well as the same chemical profile. The Tibetan region not only provided medicinal usage knowledge of TCM, but also served as a supply of medicinal resources attributing to "high altitude" locations.

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藏医学与中医学共享药物的比较研究。

背景技术藏药（TM）和中药（TCM）是两个独立的传统医学系统。由于地理因素，藏医学理论的发展是相对独立的，但TM和中医仍然有许多共享的药物。但是，仍没有对这些药物进行彻底的比较研究。这项研究列出了TM和TCM共同使用的药物，并分析了这两种医疗系统的异同。本文还旨在了解诸如TM和TCM的共享历史之类的相互影响，并大致概述它们之间的交换过程。方法按字母顺序列出TM和TCM中的共享药物。从出版物中提取有关科学名称，材料名称，药用部位和医疗功效的信息。根据TM和TCM使用的药物特性和药用部位将共用药物分组。分析了共享药物临床处方的历史渊源和现状。结果共列出了136种中草药和中成药的共享药物。在TM和TCM中用于类似目的的共享药物占总数的14％，而用于不同目的的共享药物占总数的49％，其中一些在TCM中是常用的。来自藏族和汉族地区的共享使用的草药占总量的49％，TM中经常观察到从南亚和东南亚进口的草药。结论由于其独特的地理位置和文化多样性，藏族地区是各种传统医学理论和知识的发展摇篮。在TM和TCM平行独立生长期间，它们之间交换了医学知识。TM和TCM中的共同使用药物主要取决于植物区系相似性和药用贸易，并且它们的药用特性存在显着差异。但是，在TM和TCM中用于类似目的的药物具有明显的商业医学特性和相同的化学特征。藏区不仅提供了中药的药用知识，而且还为“高海拔”地区提供了药用资源。在TM和TCM平行独立生长期间，它们之间交换了医学知识。TM和TCM中的共同使用药物主要由植物区系相似性和药用贸易决定，它们的药用特性存在显着差异。但是，在TM和TCM中用于类似目的的药物具有明显的商业医学特性和相同的化学特征。藏区不仅提供了中药的药用知识，而且还为“高海拔”地区提供了药用资源。在TM和TCM平行独立生长期间，它们之间交换了医学知识。TM和TCM中的共同使用药物主要取决于植物区系相似性和药用贸易，并且它们的药用特性存在显着差异。但是，在TM和TCM中用于类似目的的药物具有明显的商业医学特性和相同的化学特征。藏区不仅提供了中药的药用知识，而且还为“高海拔”地区提供了药用资源。在TM和TCM中用于类似目的的药物具有明显的商业医学特性和相同的化学特征。藏区不仅提供了中药的药用知识，而且还为“高海拔”地区提供了药用资源。在TM和TCM中用于类似目的的药物具有明显的商业医学特性和相同的化学特征。藏区不仅提供了中药的药用知识，而且还为“高海拔”地区提供了药用资源。