Recently, Nova Science Publishers, Inc (USA) has published a book worldwide-“Pharmacological Activity Based Quality Control of Chinese Herbs”-written by Associate Prof. LI Shaoping and Prof. WANG Yitao, from the Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences (ICMS) of the University of Macau (UM).

Following the growing trend of “Getting Back to Nature”, Chinese herbs have become more and more popular because of its security and effectiveness characteristics. Quality control has been the bottleneck of the modernization and internationalization of modern Chinese medicine; however, it has also become a research hot point. Associate Professor LI Shaoping and Professor WANG Yitao’s book titled “Pharmacological Activity Based Quality Control of Chinese Herbs” was written based on the recent research result of the quality control of Chinese herbs conducted by UM. Moreover, they have also invited experts from the Mainland, Hong Kong and Singapore to write and edit the book. On the other hand, being firstly introduced in this book, the concept of “Pharmacological Activity Based Quality Control of Chinese Herbs” not only represents the research direction of the quality control of modern Chinese medicine, but also is conducive to the international expansion of Chinese medicine.

Nova Science Publishers, Inc (USA) is one of the most influential publishers of scientific and technical books in the world, and is famous for publishing the newest advancement in scientific areas. Every year, it publishes more than 500 types of books and 45 types of academic periodicals. Thus, the publication of the book indicates that UM research on the quality control for Chinese medicine is internationally acknowledged, which would benefit UM greatly in promoting its international status and reputation in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Caption: Nova Science Publishers, Inc (USA), a well-known publisher, globally publishes the book written by UM scholars