[Explanation] Early in the morning, Yao Yangyang, wearing a white coat, came to the laboratory. As usual, he took out the angelica, operated the machine, carefully compared the drug content and recorded it in the register.
Yao Yangyang is a graduate student of Chinese pharmacy at the School of Pharmacy of Gansu Medical University. His research group is responsible for the determination of the components of Angelica in ancient Dunhuang medical prescriptions. Therefore, in addition to class, he spends more time in the laboratory.
[Concurrent] Yao Yangyang, graduate student of Chinese pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Angelica is one of the main drugs used in Dunhuang medical prescriptions with a large amount of consumption. (We use equipment) to extract some ferulic acid from Angelica, and we can measure the content of some ferulic acid in Dunhuang medicine. , Is a very strong evidence.
【Explanation】Dunhuang Medicine is a discipline about organizing and studying Dunhuang scriptures, Dunhuang frescoes and other Dunhuang cultural materials and medical historical materials. In the Dunhuang scriptures, there are more than 130 volume numbers that record medical content.
Lin Xingyao, executive deputy director of the "Key Laboratory of Dunhuang Medicine and Translational Education of the Ministry of Education," said that Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine began to study Dunhuang medicine as early as the 1980s. The initial research began with documents and focused on restoring the "prototypes" of ancient prescriptions.
[Concurrent] Lin Xingyao, Executive Deputy Director of "Key Laboratory of Dunhuang Medicine and Translational Education Ministry"
In the early days of Dunhuang medical research, our focus was not on experimentation. We could only excavate prescriptions from Dunhuang medical scriptures or documents, but did not carry out modern development.
[Explanation] After several generations of research and collation, Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine has accumulated a series of research results on Dunhuang medicine, and formed a relatively complete theoretical system on this basis. In 2012, "Key points of the Ministry of Education of Dunhuang Medicine and Translation "Laboratory" was established in the school.
Lin Xingyao said that in the past six years of development, more than 52 million yuan has been invested to update scientific instruments to help him unlock the "Ancient Code" of Dunhuang medicine.
It is reported that the school relies on modern technology and uses Dunhuang medical prescriptions as the "prototype" to innovate into pills and granules, including several series of medical and health care products such as Dunhuang Dabao capsules, Dunhuang swelling cream, and Dunhuang ancient prescription beauty masks.
[Concurrent] Lin Xingyao, Executive Deputy Director of "Key Laboratory of Dunhuang Medicine and Translational Education Ministry"
With the advancement of science and technology, as well as the development of disciplines in schools and the improvement of experimental conditions, in recent years, we have focused on product research and development and researched it into modern preparations for everyone to use.
[Explanation] Lin Xingyao is very pleased to see ancient prescriptions, aided by modern technology, that benefit people today.
But at the same time, he confessed that at present, the transformation of Dunhuang medical achievements is limited to medical institutions in Gansu, and how to expand the scope of use is still difficult.
[Concurrent] Lin Xingyao, Executive Deputy Director of "Key Laboratory of Dunhuang Medicine and Translational Education Ministry"
(Dunhuang prescriptions need) The process of new drug approval. This process requires a large amount of investment. It is impossible for you to invest without funds. The other is that its process must be very standardized, because it is a product and it has to go through preclinical For the research, clinical research is still to be done.
[Explanation] Lin Xingyao said that in the next step, their focus is still on the transformation of results, continue to study Dunhuang medical scriptures and murals, excavate ancient prescriptions, and use technology for modern development and research to benefit the people.
Ai Qinglong and Yan Jiao report from Lanzhou, Gansu
Editor in charge: [Song Fangcan]